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Rural development from the ground up: agro-food initiatives in Tasmania
Citation
Eversole, R and Coates, L and Wells, D, Rural development from the ground up: agro-food initiatives in Tasmania, Development in Practice, 25, (5) pp. 703-714. ISSN 0961-4524 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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© 2015 Taylor & Francis
DOI: doi:10.1080/09614524.2015.1047325
Abstract
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.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Environment – Agriculture; Labour and livelihoods; Aid – Capacity development; Oceania and Japan |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Human geography |
Research Field: | Urban geography |
Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
Objective Group: | Management and productivity |
Objective Field: | Management |
UTAS Author: | Eversole, R (Professor Robyn Eversole) |
UTAS Author: | Coates, L (Dr Lea Coates) |
UTAS Author: | Wells, D (Mr David Wells) |
ID Code: | 102076 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Deposited By: | Institute for Regional Development |
Deposited On: | 2015-07-27 |
Last Modified: | 2016-02-23 |
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