Question

define rural develpoment in terms of agricultural perspective

Answer 1

1.Farming and aggriculture is the fabric of rural society and in many countries, of the world, it is the main economic activity. Any sudden and profound changes which impacted on the farm sector could have severe consequences in terms of social and political stabilitu in economically developing countries.

2. Agriculture also plays an important part in rural development, especially due to land use, in countries where the sector of the less economic significance.

3. The main potential contributions aggriculture and farming to rural development are in terms of supporting employment, ancillary businesses and enviornmental services.In peripheral regions, farming and aggriculture may be necessary to support the economic and social infrastructure.

4. Rural development policies should exploit the contribution of farming, both in terms of improving on farming activities and supporting ancillary services, to secure sustainable development for rural areas.

5. In the context of aggricultural reform, WTO rurals should contain sufficient flexibilty to allow countries to promote rural development, especially to preserve social and political stability.

6. In rural areas throughout the world, agriculture represents the predominant land use and a major component of the viability of rural areas. Farming and related activities make up the basic fabric of the rural life, contributing significantly to the overall state of rural regions in term of employment and business opportunities, infrastructure and quality of the enviornment.

7. The degree of which farming and aggriculture represents a share of the rural economy, and hence its relative importance as a sector, determines its potential economic contribution to rural development. In some countries, farming may be the primary economic activity of a region and support the vast majority of the population in employment. In such regions, it is clear that overall social and political stability is inextricably linked with the condition of the aggriculture sector.

8. In remote and peripheral areas where society has identified a legitimate priority to prevent depopulation farming is likely to be one of a limited range of economic activities possible to maintain the economic viability of the region.