Rural transformation

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2013

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About 3.3 billion people live in the rural areas of Africa, Asia and Latin America; an additional 1.3 billion reside in provincial towns. The bulk of land-based global biodiversity lives with or immediately next to these people. This chapter discusses rural transformation, whereby rural societies diversify their economies and reduce their reliance on agriculture, becoming more dependent on distant places to trade and to acquire goods, services, and ideas. While global forces drive this transformation, the interplay of global and local factors are reflected in different outcomes in terms of economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability.

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RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS, ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, SOCIAL STRUCTURE, URBANIZATION, RURAL ECONOMY, GLOBALIZATION, AGRONOMY, LABOUR MIGRATION, GLOBAL SOUTH, DEVELOPMENT THEORY

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/51569

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
5. Environment & Health/Environnement et santé
Research Results (President's Office) / Résultats de recherches (Bureau du/de la président(e))