Rural development is not as well known as the divisions of USDA that distribute farm subsidies and food stamps, but it is becoming more prominent as the number of farmers declines and nonfarm business ...

On 6 August, I had an opportunity to deliver the 11th Annual Archbishop Thabo Makgoba Lecture at the University of Limpopo. The theme was on the role of agriculture in improving rural development.

Glenn Denning is Director of the Earth Institute's Millennium Development Goals Centre in Nairobi, in which he played a lead role in its establishment. He joined the Institute at Columbia University ...

ural development globally faces interconnected challenges, including poverty, food insecurity and lack of economic opportunities, inadequate infrastructure and the impacts of climate change. These ...

Launched under OCP Group’s Al Moutmir initiative, ElleMoutmir is redefining the role of rural women in Morocco’s agricultural ...

Rural women are the backbone of Bangladesh’s agriculture and the custodians of food security. Yet as floods, droughts, and cyclones hit harder, they face rising vulnerabilities with limited support. I ...

For the self-reliance of the country, for the welfare of farmers, two new schemes are being launched. The PM Dhan Dhaanya ...

A good economic-development plan builds on the strengths of residents, not just on physical infrastructure. A small-town mayor describes how his community found new ways to create opportunity. Years ...

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), now known as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), was launched in 2005 with the primary aim of improving the ...

Read full article: Michigan Department of Agriculture confirms case of bird flu in Oakland County Following an investigation by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), ...