#Rural Economy

[farmerstrend]

Agricultural Extension Services: The Missing Link in Kenya’s Economic Transformation

Discover how investing in agricultural extension services can drive sustainable economic growth in Kenya, enhance food security, and empower small-scale farmers to thrive. Learn why strengthening agricultural extension services is crucial for revitalizing Kenya’s farming sector and achieving the goals of the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda. Explore the role of agricultural extension…

[rightnewshindi]

हिमाचल में कर्ज कल्चर को करना होगा बंद, सीएम सुक्खू बोले, ग्रामीण अर्थव्यवस्था की मजबूत करने पर फोकस

Himachal Pradesh News: कमाई के कम संसाधनों वाले हिमाचल प्रदेश की गाड़ी बिना कर्ज के आगे नहीं बढ़ती. राज्य की आर्थिक स्थिति ऐसी है कि कर्मचारियों को वेतन देने और रिटायर्ड कर्मचारियों को पेंशन देने के लिए भी सरकार को लोन का ही सहारा लेना पड़ता है. राज्य में सरकार के पास विकास के लिए नाममात्र का ही धन बच जाता है. 1990 के दशक से हिमाचल प्रदेश में शुरू हुई कर्ज लेने की प्रथा तब से लेकर अब तक अनवरत…

[voittoinsights]

Growing Tomorrow: The DeHaat Wave and the Future of Rural Prosperity in India !

Table of Contents1. What does DeHaat stand for? 2. Background3. The Ascension of DeHaat4. Integration of Disruptive Technology5. All-Inclusive Services6. A Farmer-Centered Strategy7. The Effect on the Rural Economy8. Criticisms and challenges10. Prospects for the Future10. Parting Thoughts 1. What does DeHaat stand for? a. DeHaat Overview DeHaat is an agritech platform that was launched in…

[remittancesday]

Migrant workers' remittances a 'win-win solution'.

IFAD chief said remittances sent by migrant workers are a "win-win solution" as they benefit both host countries and the workers' countries of origin.

[oqulis]

actually speaking of thara. you will behold their fruity little outfits

[cheeseknives]

I got last months electricity bill and it was like 800€ something, whhhaat the fuck

[mokeonn]

I gotta say, really glad that the main criticisms for my "artists have more options" post has been that it is very USA centric and doesn't work for people in low populated areas without an art community. This has led to people giving more perspectives and options, which is always appreciated, and also because it's a completely correct criticism. Like yeah it is in fact made from the perspective of a USAmerican who lives in a highly populated state with a thriving art community especially in rural areas, you got me there, can't argue with that, gimme some fresh perspectives I love to hear that. Thank you for not making my notifications hell, and thank you for giving me more perspectives im going to give you a little kissy on the forehead

[tmarshconnors]

Buckinghamshire VS West Sussex

Buckinghamshire and West Sussex are both counties in England, and they have distinct characteristics. Here's a brief comparison of the two:

Location:

Buckinghamshire: Located in South East England, Buckinghamshire is close to London and is known for its picturesque countryside, historic towns, and proximity to the Chiltern Hills.

West Sussex: Situated in the South East of England as well, West Sussex is known for its diverse landscapes, including the South Downs National Park, beautiful coastline, and historic towns.

Countryside and Landscapes:

Buckinghamshire: Known for its rolling hills, the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and the Thames Valley, Buckinghamshire offers a mix of rural and suburban landscapes.

West Sussex: Offers a diverse landscape with the South Downs, which is a range of chalk hills, as well as coastal areas along the English Channel.

Economy:

Buckinghamshire: The county has a strong economy, with a mix of industries including technology, healthcare, and finance. It is home to some affluent towns and has good transport links to London.

West Sussex: The economy in West Sussex is varied, with a focus on agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. It also has commuter towns and is within reach of London.

Towns and Cities:

Buckinghamshire: Includes towns such as High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Olney and Milton Keynes. Milton Keynes is a new town known for its modern planning and development.

West Sussex: Chichester, Worthing Littlehampton, and Crawley are among the towns in West Sussex. Crawley is known for its proximity to Gatwick Airport.

Historical and Cultural Attractions:

Buckinghamshire: Boasts historical sites like Bletchley Park, the former World War II codebreaking centre, as well as historic houses like Waddesdon Manor.

West Sussex: Features attractions such as Chichester Cathedral, Arundel Castle, and the Weald and Downland Living Museum.

Transportation:

Buckinghamshire: Well-connected to London by road and rail, with the M40 motorway passing through and several train services.

West Sussex: Accessible by major roads, and Gatwick Airport, one of the busiest airports in the UK, is located in West Sussex.

Ultimately, the choice between Buckinghamshire and West Sussex depends on personal preferences, lifestyle, and specific needs. Both counties offer a mix of rural charm, historical attractions, and economic opportunities.

[thestormypetrelofcrime]

while i do appreciate the tiktok/reddit/twitter immigration jokes to a point it is mildly concerning when it starts to resemble real world anti-immigration rhetoric

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“SEE 'SIT-DOWN STRIKE' IN EDUCATION SYSTEM,” Toronto Star. April 10, 1942. Page 3. ---- Canada's High School Students "Half Asleep." Rev. J. G. Endicott Says ---- COMPARES CHINA ---- Canada's high school students look half asleep to Rev. James G. Endicott of Toronto, missionary and teacher, who was born in China and lived most of his life there. 

"In China the high school boys would tear you to pieces with questions if you went into their classroom," Mr. Endicott told delegates at the Ontario Educational association.

"It strikes me that a good deal of our education in the fat and complacent democracies is something in the nature of a sit-down strike," he declared. 

Mr. Endicott appealed for a better appreciation of China's people and China's problems. He said the peoples of Asia are not satisfied that the great western democracies are truly concerned with their fate.

A request that the department of education require all public school teachers to have medical examinations at regular intervals didn't receive unanimous endorsement from the public school department. D.. M. Davidson, of Ryerson school, Toronto, termed it "too expensive a means of detecting a very small number of cases of poor health among the teachers." 

Ross R. McKay of Hillsburg, was elected president of the public school department; past president, Miss Edna Moore, Toronto; vice-president, Miss Edna McCallum, London, Ont.; secretary, E. H. Stephenson, Toronto: treasurer, R. G. Elliott, Toronto. Charles Michael and Miss Lucy Dobson were named a special committee to draft a new constitution for the public school department.

"You can teach a dog new tricks," said Dr. E. A. Corbett, speaking at the trustees section on adult education as it is being extended in rural areas across Canada. "Your education never tops, and those old adages I quoted are now myths." 

He said 200,000 rural Canadians were now reached by the adult education program. "People who were being exploited are now looking after their own affairs," he said, citing Nova Scotia fishermen as an example. Following the war, there would have to be a planned economy. to bring in a better order and end such problems as unemployment. he declared.

[remittancesday]

Lack of digital infrastructure risks leaving millions of poor rural families in poverty.

The International Day of Family Remittances 2021 observance (16 June) - Lack of digital infrastructure risks leaving millions of poor rural families in poverty

Despite a massive 65% increase in migrants sending money home via digital transfers in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of their rural family members struggle to access mobile banking services which could help lift them out of poverty. On the International Day of Family Remittance (16th June) the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is calling on governments and the private sector to urgently invest in digital infrastructure and mobile services in developing countries to ensure rural families are not left behind.

International Day of Family Remittances

[samwisethewitch]

Homemaking, gardening, and self-sufficiency resources that won't radicalize you into a hate group

It seems like self-sufficiency and homemaking skills are blowing up right now. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the current economic crisis, a lot of folks, especially young people, are looking to develop skills that will help them be a little bit less dependent on our consumerist economy. And I think that's generally a good thing. I think more of us should know how to cook a meal from scratch, grow our own vegetables, and mend our own clothes. Those are good skills to have.

Unfortunately, these "self-sufficiency" skills are often used as a recruiting tactic by white supremacists, TERFs, and other hate groups. They become a way to reconnect to or relive the "good old days," a romanticized (false) past before modern society and civil rights. And for a lot of people, these skills are inseparably connected to their politics and may even be used as a tool to indoctrinate new people.

In the spirit of building safe communities, here's a complete list of the safe resources I've found for learning homemaking, gardening, and related skills. Safe for me means queer- and trans-friendly, inclusive of different races and cultures, does not contain Christian preaching, and does not contain white supremacist or TERF dog whistles.

Homemaking/Housekeeping/Caring for your home:

Making It by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen [book] (The big crunchy household DIY book; includes every level of self-sufficiency from making your own toothpaste and laundry soap to setting up raised beds to butchering a chicken. Authors are explicitly left-leaning.)

Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust [book] (A guide to simple home repair tasks, written with rentals in mind; very compassionate and accessible language.)

How To Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis [book] (The book about cleaning and housework for people who get overwhelmed by cleaning and housework, based on the premise that messiness is not a moral failing; disability and neurodivergence friendly; genuinely changed how I approach cleaning tasks.)

Gardening

Rebel Gardening by Alessandro Vitale [book] (Really great introduction to urban gardening; explicitly discusses renter-friendly garden designs in small spaces; lots of DIY solutions using recycled materials; note that the author lives in England, so check if plants are invasive in your area before putting them in the ground.)

Country/Rural Living:

Woodsqueer by Gretchen Legler [book] (Memoir of a lesbian who lives and works on a rural farm in Maine with her wife; does a good job of showing what it's like to be queer in a rural space; CW for mentions of domestic violence, infidelity/cheating, and internalized homophobia)

"Debunking the Off-Grid Fantasy" by Maggie Mae Fish [video essay] (Deconstructs the off-grid lifestyle and the myth of self-reliance)

Sewing/Mending:

Annika Victoria [YouTube channel] (No longer active, but their videos are still a great resource for anyone learning to sew; check out the beginner project playlist to start. This is where I learned a lot of what I know about sewing.)

Make, Sew, and Mend by Bernadette Banner [book] (A very thorough written introduction to hand-sewing, written by a clothing historian; lots of fun garment history facts; explicitly inclusive of BIPOC, queer, and trans sewists.)

Sustainability/Land Stewardship

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer [book] (Most of you have probably already read this one or had it recommended to you, but it really is that good; excellent example of how traditional animist beliefs -- in this case, indigenous American beliefs -- can exist in healthy symbiosis with science; more philosophy than how-to, but a great foundational resource.)

Wild Witchcraft by Rebecca Beyer [book] (This one is for my fellow witches; one of my favorite witchcraft books, and an excellent example of a place-based practice deeply rooted in the land.)

Avoiding the "Crunchy to Alt Right Pipeline"

Note: the "crunchy to alt-right pipeline" is a term used to describe how white supremacists and other far right groups use "crunchy" spaces (i.e., spaces dedicated to farming, homemaking, alternative medicine, simple living/slow living, etc.) to recruit and indoctrinate people into their movements. Knowing how this recruitment works can help you recognize it when you do encounter it and avoid being influenced by it.

"The Crunchy-to-Alt-Right Pipeline" by Kathleen Belew [magazine article] (Good, short introduction to this issue and its history.)

Sisters in Hate by Seyward Darby (I feel like I need to give a content warning: this book contains explicit descriptions of racism, white supremacy, and Neo Nazis, and it's a very difficult read, but it really is a great, in-depth breakdown of the role women play in the alt-right; also explicitly addresses the crunchy to alt-right pipeline.)

These are just the resources I've personally found helpful, so if anyone else has any they want to add, please, please do!

[navinsamachar]

उत्तराखंड के सर्वश्रेष्ठ कृषि पर्यटन ग्राम सूपी की सफलता की कहानी, अपार संभावनाएं और भविष्य की बड़ी चुनौतियाँ...

डॉ. नवीन जोशी @ नवीन समाचार, नैनीताल, 20 सितंबर 2024 (Story of UKs Best Agro-Tourism Village Soopi-Ntl) । केंद्रीय पर्यटन मंत्रालय की ओर से ग्रामीण पर्यटन को बढ़ावा देने के लिए उत्तराखंड के चार गांवों को अंतरराष्ट्रीय पर्यटन दिवस पर 27 सितंबर को नई दिल्ली में सर्वश्रेष्ठ पर्यटन ग्राम पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया जाएगा। इन चार गांवों में उत्तरकाशी जिले के जखोल गांव को साहसिक पर्यटन व हर्षिल गांव को…

[acquisory]

Budget 2018 – Game Changer or Lacking Vision

The Budget 2018–19 has primarily focused agriculture, rural development, health, education, employment, MSME and infrastructure sectors. It came against the backdrop of a raft of reforms, economic slowdown and fiscal stress. These series of structural reforms will propel India among the fastest growing economies of the world. the Budget seems rather lacklustre for the investor community, especially global investors as their long standing demands such as clarity over indirect transfer tax, General Anti-Avoidance Rules (“GAAR”) and reforms for start-up investments have remained unfulfilled. The Government has strived for balance but it appears that a large section of the economy has remained unsatisfied.

There was a palpable expectation about 2018 Budget. However, the Budget appears to be, not a game changer but a document that has tried to balance expectations of all sectors, and left a significant part of our economy unsatisfied. Various reforms have been proposed in agriculture with emphasis on generating higher incomes for farmers and for health and rural sectors without possibly analyzing the long term ramifications of many such proposals mooted in the document. With respect to Tax and Regulatory aspects, the budget proposals have been minimal, and somewhat regressive especially for the domestic and global investor community.

The Budget has largely focused on the…

Read More: https://www.acquisory.com/ArticleDetails/64/Budget-2018-%E2%80%93-Game-Changer-or-lacking-vision

[farmerstrend]

How Women in Meru Are Leading the Shift from Miraa to Banana Farming

“Explore how Banana Farming in Meru is transforming the local economy, empowering women farmers, and creating new opportunities in Kenya’s agricultural sector.” “Discover the rise of Banana Farming in Meru, where women are leading a new agricultural revolution, boosting incomes and revitalizing rural communities.” “Learn about the challenges and opportunities in Banana Farming in Meru, as the…