October 13, 2009
I was one of the many attendees at the ‘Rural Ireland in Uncertain Times’ conference hosted by Teagasc last Thursday. For me, one of the more thought provoking presentations was by David Meredith, of the Rural Economy Research Centre in Teagasc, entitled ‘The Rural Economy and Recession”. Here I will share some of the interesting [...]
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September 28, 2009
What challenges will the changing economic climate have on the structure of farming and on rural communities and how can the Rural Development Programme address these challenges? This is the question that has been posed to a new strategic issues working group as part of the workings of the Irish National Rural Network.
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