Rural Development

Rural development is the process of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often in relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas.

Rural development has traditionally focused on the exploitation of land-intensive natural resources such as agriculture and forestry.

However, changes in global production networks and increased urbanization have changed the character of rural areas. Increasingly tourism, niche manufacturers and recreation have replaced resource extraction and agriculture as major economic drivers.

Rural development is a broad term. It essentially focuses on an action for the development of areas outside the mainstream economic system. We should think about what kind of rural development is needed because modernization of the village leads to urbanization and the environment of the village disappears.

MESKP Aims to Advance the Social and Economic Development of Rural Communities.

Rural development programs have historically topped local or regional authorities, regional development agencies, NGOs, national governments or international development organizations. Local populations can also take endogenous initiatives for development. The term is not limited to issues in developing countries. In fact, rural development programs are very active in many developed countries.