Rural Development Case Study

Under National Agro-Food Policy, agriculture sector has been identified as a National Key Result Area. Under this initiative, the agriculture sector is targeted to increase the Gross National Income by RM28.9 Billion (USD9.1 billion) to reach RM49.1 billion (USD15.4 billion) by 2020. The agricultural sector is also targeted to create more than 109,000 job opportunities by 2020, primarily in the rural areas.

In the cities of Wichita Falls and Vernon, the thought of economic growth and the reduction of poverty does not usually cross the minds of most citizens, but as the economic advisor of both cities, it is the main concern of my career. There are many factors that contribute towards these issues, like tax cuts, infrastructure spending, deregulation, and tax rebates (DePersio), but one focused inducer is agriculture development.

Indian groups have adopted agriculture. The ability to grow crops has a huge implication for the

Parents migrate to secure a better future for their children and they have high aspirations. While they work hard, often for minimum wage, their children often attend schools where the attitude towards education is in a direct contradiction to their ethic and belief. For Ruby her first encounter with the urban education system, language skills were not reinforced, students were not expected to attend college, and hanging out was the main form of social activity. Since then she has relocated to the rural area of Tennessee were the education system is much different. She has two children already grown with careers of their own and two children still in school. Her goal is to have all of their children to be financially stable, healthy, and

Located in Jasper, Georgia, a poor rural farming community with an elevated high school drop-out rate, TLG aims to inspire generations of families to grow sustainable, healthy food; to creatively cook the food they grow; and provide a place for the community to come together for communal eating and sharing of ideas.

The urban agriculture development succeeded due to structural changes implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture in coordination with local and municipal governments, the efforts of research centers, national and international non-governmental organization (NGO’S), collaborative projects, and not to mention the determination of the farmers. (Murphy, 1999) The government’s department of

The idea for this project is to bring opportunity to the residents of RuralEdge through education, while developing leaders, supporting resident groups and building community, within the selected RuralEdge properties. Some educational classes will include financial security, avoiding lease violations, economic opportunities, and adult learning courses either credited or certificate. This project can result an opportunity for the local resident group; Neighbors Helping Neighbors to offer their resources to other residents. The free or reduced classes facilitated by RuralEdge staff members, residents, and outside facilitators. A great opportunity for creating an intergenerational community will begin with the after school youth program. Providing

Agenda Item 1 was agreed upon on May 26, 2013. The Rural Reform Agreement “focuses on the people, the small producer, land access and distribution, the fight against poverty, stimuli to agricultural and livestock production and the reactivation of the rural economy.” The success of this endeavor is critical to eliminating the

The evaluation will consist of a comparison of the member data collected from the three years prior to the expansion as well as data collected six months and one year after the first harvest. Data from before the expansion will be compared to data after the expansion to see if we are indeed able to help more people. All member data on record will be analyzed to determine the impact the expansion had over membership numbers. We will also look to see if the percentage of low or no income members has increased. Harvest data will be collected from the two years prior to the expansion and for the first year after the first harvest post expansion. The weight of each harvest as well as crop type will be used to determine the actual increase in crop yield of the new farming techniques compared to traditional farming

In a wider concept it would mean engaging individuals or groups within the community to take advantage of available resources to change and improve their life and make the place they live in better and more hospitable.

Building a foundation together is building one that will last and one that will be finished together gradually over time. If we not only donate technology to these countries, but also work with them to fit the technology into their culture and lifestyles, then they will feel like they are a part of the solution. There are programs today working towards this goal. The following are descriptions of three programs dedicated to teaching small-scale farmers to become more self-sufficient.

Figure 7.2 depicts a normal sampling distribution, which is being used to calculate a difference of proportions test of significance. The image shows the calculation of a confidence interval that is 1.96 times the standard error, i.e. 95 percent confidence. It also shows how the application of this confidence interval about the mean creates two legs outside of the mean, which, in this case, each represent 2.5 percent confidence respectively.

Introduction Although many still think of the Philippines as an agricultural economy, strictly speaking, it is not. Agriculture, fishery and forestry directly account for just one-fifth (20 percent) of the economy’s aggregate domestic output (GDP). Ever since the 1960s, the direct share of agriculture in the GDP had fallen below one-third, and by 1981, the sector’s share had decreased to only 23 percent. Growth from this level was rather anemic, averaging 1.7 percent per annum during the period 1981-2003, compared to the average overall GDP growth of 2.6% over the same period. While agriculture output was largely

      Due to the effects of urbanization and industry, the amount of land available for agriculture is rapidly reducing. Of the total land area of 792,607 hectares for Negros Occidental (the Philippines) the Alienable and Disposable (A & D) areas covers 68.17 percent 0r 540,350.13 hectares. Classified Forest Land occupies 31.83 percent ( 252,256.53 hectares). Cropland makes up most of which is considered Alienable and Disposable. This includes the residential, commercial and institutional areas as well as agricultural lands. Fish ponds are also found in this area occupying an area of 9,333.14 hectares. Zoning and land use plans have been put into place to regulate the development of communities ensuring that the distribution of land is properly allocated so that it is not in incompatible use. Despite these measures, many farmers are very poor. The average size of an individual farm in the Philippines is 1.5. hectares. Small farms can only produce enough for subsistence purposes.

Less than an hour away from the hustle and bustle of hectic cities surrounding the capital of the Philippines enters a whole different world. Before knowing the place being referred too, it must be kept in mind that if every nation is like a human body then it must be right to consent that the country’s capital city is its heart. Therefore as it pulses with life, it also pups the same to other parts of the nation body and vice versa. This is especially true about Metro Manila which itself is made up of several smaller cities and a handful of municipalities. But this capital, Manila, also has a heart of its own: one entirely surrounded by stone walls, one that had once dictated the country’s destiny for a long time and city