Rural development and governance in Europe have evolved into a dynamic interplay between tried-and-tested local practices and modern policy innovations. Contemporary frameworks seek to balance ...

INDIA’S rural Community Development Program, an integral part of Nehru’s first Five-Year Plan, is the biggest of its kind ever undertaken in any part of the world. India’s federal and state ...

Brian Watson, senior manager of vendor alliances for Pax8—and a rural-based employee—says the program is ‘breathing new life’ into rural communities, which he believes will have a multigenerational ...

GrowSmart Maine, a nonprofit community advocate headquartered in Augusta, received a $304,636 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural development program to provide “community building” ...