Agricultural Economics, Policies, and Sustainable Rural Development
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 29 March 2027 | Viewed by 871
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agricultural economics; rural areas development; renewable energy sources; biomass production
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to announce a new Special Issue of Sustainability, entitled “Agricultural Economics, Policies, and Sustainable Rural Development”.
Rural areas play a key role in the sustainable development of Poland, occupying more than 90% of the country’s land area. They are the main locations where agriculture and other activities take place. Their development has been shaped by the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union. Rural areas are characterized by uneven distribution of natural resources, size of human resources, variations in population density, quality of human capital and technical infrastructure, soil fertility, climate, communication accessibility, state of the environment, climate for conducting business activities, standard of living, etc. Consequently, development processed affects rural areas in both positive and negative ways, depending on the presence of stimulants or destimulants. Sustainable development is defined based on three fundamental factors: ecological, economic, and social. The essence of sustainable development lies in the balanced consideration of these factors. Sustainable development should therefore be implemented at all levels of governance (international, national, regional, and local). In local territorial systems, a sustainable development strategy is a useful tool for putting these principles into practice.
The Special Issue aims to analyze agricultural economics, policies, and sustainable rural development. Contributions addressing the following topics are particularly encouraged:
- Rural development;
- Agricultural economics;
- Renewable energy sources;
- Sustainable development of rural and non-rural areas;
- Sustainability issues of agriculture.
Prof. Dr. Piotr Bórawski
Prof. Dr. Rafał Warzała
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainability
- rural areas
- agriculture economics
- agricultural rural development
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