Agriculture and Rural Development

Dear Colleagues,

It is now widely accepted that sound agricultural and rural development is key for stimulating the livelihoods and the economy, both at the local and national level, because poverty, particularly chronic poverty, remains persistent and pervasive in rural areas of developing economies. However, future challenges include uncertainty about climate change, market integration of agriculture and its products, value addition in agriculture, inadequate and/or lacking rural non-farm economy, and infrastructure. On the other hand, opportunities include lower cost of technology adoption, use of digital information and communication technology, internet and e-commerce, thereby, potentially breaking the gap in rural–urban divide, digital divide, and/or promoting technological leapfrogging.

This Special Issue is aimed at soliciting original contributions from the developing world, which provide theoretical insights and/or empirical evidence of agricultural and/or rural development programs and/or strategies conducted either at the local or national level that are successful and can provide valuable lessons for the future. The scope of submission includes original research and review articles that address the issues raised above.

Dr. Sanzidur Rahman
Guest Editor

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