Rural decline is an inevitable process as human society transforms from the agrarian to the
urban-industrial economy, and further on to the knowledge economy. Through an extensive …

Food and gastronomy (F&G) are increasingly recognized as potentially determinant
elements for the sustainable development of places. A commonly held theory in many …

The present paper intends to address the impact of COVID-19 crisis upon the consumer
buying behavior of fresh vegetables directly from local producers as observed 30 days later …

Based on theoretical mechanism analysis and provincial panel data of China, this paper
empirically examines the impact effect and mechanism of digital agriculture on urbanization …

The literature review is a crucial stage within any research process and in this case, there is
a sizeable corpus of relevant research. It was important to conduct a thorough review in …

The accelerated rural hollowing driven by vast and increasing out-migration of rural labors
under urban–rural dual-track system has imposed huge obstacles on improving land use …

In this paper we explore the development and incidence of alternative food networks within
a European-wide context. By developing a consistent definition of short food supply chains …

Farmers' markets, veggie boxes, local foods, organic products and Fair Trade goods–how
have these once novel," alternative" foods, and the people and networks supporting them …

CONTEXT It is still an open question how to assess the contribution of digitalisation in
agriculture to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, and how digitalisation …

It is necessary for rural communities to meet conditions of decline, including depopulation,
with effective strategies for rural revival and revitalisation. Based on Hirschman's 'exit …