Sustainable Rural Development and Agricultural Economic Transformation

Dear Colleagues,

The purpose of the Special Issue is to facilitate discussions on strategic approaches, challenges and opportunities in sustainable rural development and agricultural economy transformation.

Furthermore, the focus is on tackling issues related to efficient use of natural scarce resources and moving towards to a clean and circular economy. This Special Issue provides an opportunity for researchers to present novel research ideas centered on ensuring mitigation of the impact of climate change, affecting local as well as global decisions in order to achieve goals regarding the well-being of society and businesses and the role of Corporate Social Responsibility, along with the importance of sustainability in the functioning of enterprises.

In the growth of modern-day countryside, special attention is given to rural areas, which is based on social entrepreneurship. Development of the countryside, along with agricultural production, is influenced by the trend of urbanization and the expanding use of industrial plants that contribute to increased carbon footprint. Agriculture is considered a green industry and one of the major contributors in mitigating climate change as it provides renewable natural resources as well as ensuring global food security.

Economic security and sustainability are the biggest challenges in the crisis-hit world. All contributions related to social innovation and regional rural development, circular economy, present and future policy of agriculture and rural development, food safety and security, ecological and precision farming, bioenergy and environmental biosystems are welcomed.

Prof. Dr. Peter Bielik
Dr. Natália Turčeková
Prof. Dr. Henrietta Nagy
Guest Editors

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• agricultural economics
• regional development
• CSR
• climate change mitigation
• green economy
• natural resources
• environmental integrity
• carbon neutrality