Rural development from the ground up

Agro-food initiatives in Tasmania

Bibliographic Data

ID4757722
AuthorsRobyn Eversole (0000-0001-7482-6188, University of Tasmania, corresponding author), Lea Coates, David A Wells (0000-0002-4531-5968), David Wells (0000-0002-2004-5375)
Year2015
Volume25
Issue5
Pages703-714
Publication date2015-07-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopment in Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09614524.2015.1047325
OpenAlexW1575747028
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

Concerns about the decline of rural agricultural communities have recently refocused on new economic opportunities available in regional food production. This article analyses three on-the-ground case studies of rural development projects in Tasmania, Australia that aimed to develop new regional food opportunities. It analyses these projects to identify how local food producers can create viable economic alternatives in rural settings. The projects illustrate that the existence of regional food assets alone is not enough to guarantee economic development success: rural producers need connections into relevant knowledge networks if they are to identify and respond to new agro-food market opportunities

Agriculture · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Food processing · Food security · Food systems · Geography · Political science · Rural area · Rural development · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Organic Food and Agriculture · Rural development and sustainability

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