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Rural Sustainable Prosperity: Social Enterprise Ecosystems as a Framework for Sustainable Rural Development

open access: yesSustainability, 2023
The fourth wave of economic development has ushered in social enterprises (SEs) that have the potential to contribute to sustainable development goals (SDGs) in rural regions that have not prospered under the economic development strategies of the past.
Allison L. Ricket   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Building a “community co-operative” at Hill Holt Wood [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This article documents the business history of Hill Holt Wood (HHW), a community-run social enterprise based in rural Lincolnshire. It aims to shed light on the issues and obstacles associated with developing a rural enterprise into a ‘community co ...
Frith, Kirk   +2 more
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Education, mobility and rural business development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Purpose – In a period of rural economic change, knowledge and skills transfers and the generation of new economic opportunities are seen as essential for promoting rural development.
Bosworth, Gary
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Generative Artificial Intelligence Shaping the Future of Agri‐Food Innovation

open access: yesAgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Emerging use cases of generative artificial intelligence in agri‐food innovation. ABSTRACT The recent surge in generative artificial intelligence (AI), typified by models such as GPT, diffusion models, and large vision‐language architectures, has begun to influence the agri‐food sector.
Jun‐Li Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Change Mitigation in the Dairy Sector: Uncovering Heterogeneity Through Eco‐Efficiency Clubs

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Combining climate change goals with economic targets is crucial for the dairy sector, which is a significant contributor to agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. In this paper, we assess economic and climate change implications of dairy production with panel data of Irish dairy farms from 2013 to 2021.
Doris Läpple   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rural digital social innovation for health and social care: A systematic review

open access: yesSSM - Health Systems
Digitalization in the health sector has created numerous opportunities for social innovators and change-makers. However, there is a lack of integrated knowledge of how the latest technological changes have impacted social innovators from marginalized ...
Eric Ping Hung Li   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social Entrepreneurship in Agriculture, a Sustainable Practice for Social and Economic Cohesion in Rural Areas: The Case of the Czech Republic

open access: yesEuropean Countryside, 2018
This article pursues an innovative dimension of social entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector that keeps rural areas viable, so-called social farming. Social entrepreneurship appears as an essential driver in the European economy and it heads toward
Hudcová Eliška   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The contemporary stage of the Czech countryside: European integration expectations

open access: yesAgricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2002
The contemporary Czech countryside underwent an important change during the last ten years. The political, economic and social system of agriculture and rural areas went through a basic transition.
V. Majerová, L. Kocmánková
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge management as a key stone of sustainable welfare in the Italian rural areas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Sustainable well-being in the rural areas directly depends on their sustainable development. However, sustainable management in contemporary agriculture does not come easy for farmers due to different challenges and quality standards.
Zecca, F.
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The Role of Coordination Mechanisms and Transaction Costs Promoting Sustainability Performance in Agri‐Food Supply Chains: Evidence From Ecuador

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social tensions and resource depletion pose significant challenges to the agri‐food sector, highlighting the need for coordinated strategies to ensure sustainability in supply chains. Despite its critical importance, the relationship between coordination mechanisms and sustainability performance remains underexplored.
Carlos Moreno‐Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
wiley   +1 more source

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