The multifunctional role of agriculture —in its productive, social and environmental aspects— is considered a legitimate objective of agricultural policies. However, there is much debate about the best way to promote these ...

The European Union (EU) and Mexico share finance resource allocation and management models at local level for social and economic cohesion of their regions. Local Action Groups (GAL, for their Spanish initials) are included ...

Training is a key element to development processes in rural areas. However, training is not spread in rural areas due to territory and population features. Besides, methodologies that are used by traditional training ...

The use and handling of information has been important in rural areas on issues such as the recovery of valuable traditional knowledge, learning, and participation of different communities, the latter point has evolved ...