Rural development generally refers to the process of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. Rural development has ...

Addis Ababa, March 9, 2026 (ENA)—Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has described a newly developed rural corridor village in Ethiopia ...

Runners and spectators crowd the streets of Millinocket, Maine, for the annual marathon. The town is trying different approaches -- including recreational development -- to create a stronger economy.

Failure of rural water infrastructure in developing countries is often caused by the systemic interaction of technical, social, financial, institutional, and environmental factors. Unfortunately, ...

How do we build thriving rural communities in the 21st century? The labor-intensive, extractive industries paradigm that has long powered rural economies—think agriculture, manufacturing, mining, ...

A net-zero and equitable economy requires the participation and leadership of rural communities, enabled by foundational rural investments in the Build Back Better ...

The United States must rethink how it invests in rural communities. The current economic crisis in the United States requires a renewed commitment to investing in rural communities in order to ensure ...

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, rural reform has achieved significant results. By ...

As climate change intensifies, rural communities across Costa Rica are taking concrete steps to reduce risks and adapt to increasing climate pressures. With support from the international program ...

Since 2013, Myanmar’s National Community Driven Development Project has benefited more than 7 million people in 63 townships (approximately 20 percent of the country) and more than 12,000 villages, ...