Sentences with phrase «local rural economy»

In a healthy local rural economy, money coming in from outside circulates for some time before leaving the locality.

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Jonai Farms is an ethically viable no - growth model — Tammi often says we need to multiply our farms, not scale them, to support more people working the land fairly and to revive rural communities and local food economies.

Is it possible to efficiently deliver local food to (mostly) urban consumers while still supporting (mostly) rural farm economies?

But while the challenges posed to rural communities in Honduras are great, so are the opportunities: in the last decade, the government has begun handing over land rights to some local and indigenous people, providing an excellent basis for efforts to create sustainable forest economies.

'' ACA also forgot to mention that the juice industry in Australia buys approximately one billion oranges each year (more than both retailers combined) from almost 350 farmers and juice processors employ nearly 3,500 Australians, many in rural and regional centres, and invest millions of dollars in research and development into the local economy.

Organic agriculture — identified as a package of intelligent and innovative farming techniques, sustainable and fair food chains based on principles that strengthen small - scale farmers and empower rural economies - are being adopted globally by governments and local authorities, carried out by millions of farmers and supported by a rapidly increasing number of consumers.

We must explain how businesses, services and local economies in rural Britain depend on Europe and immigration.

The Local Government and Rural Development Minister says President John Mahama deserves a second term because he has delivered on all front of the Ghanaian economy.

The designation helps give the region priority access to federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help grow the local economy and revitalize rural communities.

«From our farms and wineries to the small businesses on Main Street, our rural communities have the potential to reinvigorate local economies in every region of the state and help make New York a more affordable and prosperous state,» Helming said.

The least poorly funded schools tend to be rural schools in low income rural areas with an insufficient local tax base to support them and with high costs associated with a lack of economies of scale and large transportation costs for students.

A Defra spokesperson said: «We have already opened up miles of our beautiful coastline for everyone to enjoy, boosting local tourism and growing the rural economy.

A third of Wales» population live in rural areas where farming and agricultural supply chain businesses are the backbone of local economies.

Local, homegrown businesses in our rural areas provide so much more to the stability of our community economy than many realize.

One might assume, given the need to build stronger rural economies and retain local talent, that high - quality career education options would abound.

In theory, it could lead to an increased interest in things like rural and community tourism, which are generally better for local economies.

Best - selling author and professor Michael Pollan — «The concept of a foodshed offers opportunities for both urban and rural communities to recognize what connects them and how they can work together to build vibrant local economies.

A coalition of happy farmers, county commissioners, local chambers of commerce, and economic development officials — all Republicans, of course — refused to go along with the plan to stop one of the few bright spots in a declining rural economy.

As fossil fuels decline, we'll need to rehabilitate rural economies, re-nutrify denuded soils, and rebuild diverse local food systems.

The eighth largest economy in Latin America, Ecuador seeks to augment its work on reducing deforestation to cut GHG emissions and fight climate change, as well as to improve rural livelihoods and protect the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities.

Clearly, wind farm development offers rural counties feeling the brunt of increased production costs for wheat and other crops an excellent opportunity to diversify their local economy, tap into another plentiful natural resource, and help keep their farms profitable and their public services well - funded.

Tuesday, April 24, noon - 1 pm, Tucker Foundation Living Room Supporting Local Farms: A conversation with Andrea Stander, Director of Rural Vermont, who will discuss their work advocating on behalf of Vermont farmers and consumers to promote vibrant rural economies and communities by supporting small, sustainable fRural Vermont, who will discuss their work advocating on behalf of Vermont farmers and consumers to promote vibrant rural economies and communities by supporting small, sustainable frural economies and communities by supporting small, sustainable farms.

For example, it accurately notes that the impact of sawmill closures is devastating for rural residents and local economies but incongruously attributes the shutdowns to «the consequences of border disputes and competition from emerging economies.»

If you grew up in rural Iowa and you know the towns, the people, and the local economies and their rhythms, then it could be a perfect niche.