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{"title":"Structure and determinants of the cost of setting up a farm: The case of young farmers in Central France","authors":"Philippe Jeanneaux ,&nbsp;Eliot Wendling ,&nbsp;Yann Desjeux ,&nbsp;Geoffroy Enjolras ,&nbsp;Laure Latruffe","doi":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103583","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103583","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The experience of young farmers setting up in business has important implications for the rejuvenation of the age profile of the farming profession. The cost of taking over a farm is a key factor governing access to the profession. We focus here on the cost that young farmers must incur in order to take control of a farm business, and the determinants of this cost at the time of transfer. The contribution of this paper is that we investigate the total cost of setting up a farm, which includes not only the purchase price paid by the farmer on taking over the farm, but also the cost of adapting the farm for their projects and needs; that is, the investment costs in the first 4 years following the set up. Our analysis is based on an original database of administrative records for grants to young farmers in the French region of Puy-de-Dôme during the period 2007–2017. The results show that the average purchase price is around 80,000 Euros, while the investment required during the first 4 years following set-up is an additional cost of almost 200,000 Euros. The total cost of setting up depends on the young farmer's age and education, the size of the farm, its legal status, the main production on the farm, and the levers used to create value, such as short supply chains, on-farm processing, and using a quality label, however, producing using organic practices and setting up in a family context do not influence the cost.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Studies","volume":"114 ","pages":"Article 103583"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143131590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Place-bereavement-trajectories: Life-course experiences of loss in rural Irish communities","authors":"Anna Wanka ,&nbsp;Kieran Walsh","doi":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103566","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103566","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite the demographic and cultural importance of bereavement in rural places, research on place-based bereavement experiences for rural older people remains underdeveloped. Consequently, how these experiences are patterned, mediated and co-constituted by spatial components and rural processes are poorly understood. The aim of this paper is to explore the role of place in the bereavement experiences of older adults living in small rural communities. Adopting a material and relational perspective regarding lived experience of bereavement transitions in place, the analysis draws on archived qualitative data (2012) from 106 in-depth life-course interviews, across 10 case-study sites, on later life in diverse rural settings in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Data is presented on the entanglement of different stages of bereavement (separation, liminality and incorporation) and on different dimensions of place (spatial/infrastructural, relational, cultural and affective/experiential). While varying across transition stage, and resident type, findings suggest that multiple dimensions of place can buffer or compound bereavement. However, bereavement also shapes places and older adults’ relationships to these places. Place and bereavement, therefore, emerge as entangled across a co-constitutive trajectory. Acknowledging this can facilitate the capacity of rural places to support bereavement as an individual and collective community experience, and enhance scholarly understandings of spatial dimensions of ageing-related transitions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Studies","volume":"114 ","pages":"Article 103566"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Agricultural value chain transformations: A comparative analysis of milling segment upgrading in the rice value chains in Ghana and Ivory Coast","authors":"Rémi Laurent ,&nbsp;Guillaume Soullier ,&nbsp;Jean-François Le Coq ,&nbsp;Carolina Milhorance","doi":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103570","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103570","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper investigates the extent of technical and organisational transformations in the milling segment of the rice value chains in Ghana and Ivory Coast, which is discussed against the literature on agricultural value chain transformations. The method is based on rice miller's quantitative data and stakeholders' interviews. The results reveal that both countries are undergoing technical change and a shift of value chain governance towards vertical integration, implemented at larger scale in Ghana. The differences observed are attributed to variations in production systems, demand for local rice, currency conditions, and policy approaches in the respective countries.</div><div><strong>Résumé:</strong> L'article examine l'ampleur des changements techniques et organisationnels en cours dans le segment de la transformation des chaînes de valeur du riz au Ghana et en Côte d’Ivoire, qui est discuté par rapport à la littérature sur les transformations des chaînes de valeur agricoles. La méthode est basée sur des données quantitatives et des entretiens. Les résultats révèlent que les deux pays connaissent un changement technique et un changement de gouvernance de la chaîne de valeur qui tend vers l'intégration verticale, mise en œuvre à plus grande échelle au Ghana. Les différences observées sont attribuées aux variations dans les systèmes de production, la demande pour le riz local, les conditions monétaires et les approches politiques dans les pays respectifs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Studies","volume":"114 ","pages":"Article 103570"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143131135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mental health, well-being and resilience in agricultural areas: A research agenda for the Global North","authors":"Caroline Nye ,&nbsp;Rebecca Wheeler ,&nbsp;David Rose ,&nbsp;Florence Becot ,&nbsp;Mark Holton ,&nbsp;Duška Knežević Hočevar ,&nbsp;Jorie Knook ,&nbsp;Sarah Kyle ,&nbsp;Maria Partalidou ,&nbsp;Mark Riley ,&nbsp;Artur Steiner ,&nbsp;Hannah Whitley","doi":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103506","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103506","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper offers an overview of research perspectives, gaps, and priorities within the field of mental health and well-being among farming communities in the Global North. Developed by an international working group of scholars with expertise in the mental health and well-being of agricultural and rural communities, it outlines the importance of developing an international research agenda in this subject area by presenting five propositions. Each of the propositions addresses current research gaps and/or highlights potential advancements in investigations into one of the following areas of study: i) who is being researched, ii) what is being researched, iii) geographical gaps in research, iv) informal and formal support systems, and v) methodological approaches and issues. The purpose of this paper is to encourage discussion and present a potential agenda around which new studies might be inspired and developed, as well as to help drive forward more focussed, joined-up research across the Global North to facilitate more effective outcomes for individuals belonging to agricultural communities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Studies","volume":"114 ","pages":"Article 103506"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143131534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing the role of rural tourism in fostering cross-border integration within the EU: A case study of the Czech-German-Polish borderland","authors":"Lukáš Novotný","doi":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103529","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103529","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper aims to provide comprehensive insights into enhancing cross-border tourism and integration in rural border regions facing socio-economic and demographic challenges. It focuses on Umgebinde houses as a unique architectural heritage within Central Europe's border areas and examines their role in the development of cross-border rural tourism. The study is grounded in the theoretical framework of cross-border integration, specifically its three dimensions—functional, institutional, and ideational—adapted for social science tourism research. The qualitative research investigates the strengths and weaknesses of institutionalising cross-border cooperation concerning Umgebinde houses, particularly with respect to the development of cross-border tourism and the highly peripheral nature of these regions. It addresses the potential of these houses to promote a sense of shared cross-border unity, explores the connectivity of Umgebinde house landscapes across borders through communication and marketing networks, and identifies existing deficits. The findings highlight the necessity for professionalising tourism institutions and improving fundraising efforts. Crucially, the development of cross-border destinations depends on sustained support from local and regional governments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Studies","volume":"114 ","pages":"Article 103529"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Residential migration among veterans with experience of housing instability","authors":"Ann Elizabeth Montgomery ,&nbsp;Aerin DeRussy ,&nbsp;Thomas Byrne ,&nbsp;Joshua Richman ,&nbsp;Jack Tsai ,&nbsp;Richard Nelson","doi":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103552","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103552","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Housing instability is an important determinant of health and can lead to reduced life expectancy as well as other poor outcomes. While homelessness is often perceived as an urban phenomenon, it is also present in rural areas of the U.S. Compared with non-Veterans, Veterans are more likely both to be living in rural areas and experiencing housing instability. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers health care and social services—including a variety of responses to housing instability—in facilities across the U.S. The objective of the present study is to estimate the frequency of migration among Veterans with experience of homelessness, the characteristics of their migrations, and individual and community-level characteristics that may predict their migrations. We used VA administrative data for 559,513 Veterans with an indicator of housing instability between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2018, with up to a 5-year observation period. The primary outcome of interest was migration, defined as a single geographic residential relocation (i.e., a change of residential address) of more than 40 miles or a geographic residential relocation of fewer than 40 miles but with a change in urban/rural status. Controlling for a variety of covariates, we utilized a discrete-time survival framework with person-quarter as the unit of analysis; this allowed us to directly model event rates over time with the inclusion of time-varying predictors. Across the observation period, about one-quarter of Veterans with an indicator of housing instability migrated, most frequently those who resided in a rural area and sought care at an urban facility; the majority migrated to or within an urban area and these migrations were of a greater distance than migrations to or within a rural area. Future work in this area should focus on investigating differences in findings across geographic regions, Veterans' reasons for migration, and the impact of migration on Veterans’ health and housing outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Studies","volume":"114 ","pages":"Article 103552"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143131404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Governance networks for agroecology transitions in rural Europe","authors":"Oriana Gava ,&nbsp;Francesco Vanni ,&nbsp;Gerald Schwarz ,&nbsp;Emmanuel Guisepelli ,&nbsp;Audrey Vincent ,&nbsp;Jaroslav Prazan ,&nbsp;Rainer Weisshaidinger ,&nbsp;Rebekka Frick ,&nbsp;Andrea Hrabalová ,&nbsp;Johannes Carolus ,&nbsp;Uxue Iragui Yoldi ,&nbsp;Jarkko Pyysiäinen ,&nbsp;Alexandra Smyrniotopoulou ,&nbsp;George Vlahos ,&nbsp;Katalin Balázs ,&nbsp;Alfréd János Szilágyi ,&nbsp;Gražvydas Jegelevičius ,&nbsp;Elvyra Mikšytė ,&nbsp;Andis Zilans ,&nbsp;Mihaela Frățilă ,&nbsp;Andrea Povellato","doi":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103482","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103482","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Governance networks, made of diversified and multidisciplinary actors, have a prominent role in the development and implementation of actions for agri-food system transformation that foster both farm-level and societal change, as in the case of agroecology transitions. This article aims at delivering a typology of governance networks, building on evidence from across Europe. By adopting a governance network theory perspective, a multiple case study is developed through participatory research, by characterising the emerging governance networks from transition actions at different levels in the pathway towards agroecological redesign. Three types of governance networks are identified. Adoption networks develop from early-stage actions in the agroecology transition pathway, to facilitate the shift from conventional to more sustainable farming practices. Positioning networks emerge from actions to create a demand for agroecologically produced food, through the development of marketing strategies and the creation of market channels. Amplification networks are the closest to agroecological redesign, originating from actions structured towards participatory planning and the development and reinforcement of diversity and transdisciplinarity. Advisory services play a key role in all three types, by fostering knowledge diffusion and exchange, as well as by developing trust among farmers and encouraging cooperation, including conflict management. The role of advisory services for agroecology could be strengthened further through targeted policy. Measures to sustain multi-actor cooperation have the potential to create these conditions by developing and exploiting synergies between and within value chains, and with other relevant actors, including consumers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Studies","volume":"114 ","pages":"Article 103482"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143131492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Maintaining emergency services in rural areas. Recruitment, retention and resignation of non-career firefighters in Sweden","authors":"Lena Grip ,&nbsp;Stefan Karlsson","doi":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103555","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103555","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article focuses on the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) and non-career firefighters in Sweden as a specific but important part of emergency services and the public sector, and its role in maintaining public services in rural areas. Following urbanization and demographic changes, public services are unevenly distributed geographically and the services available to citizens vary between regions. Adding to this, many FRS report problems recruiting non-career firefighters and many organizations struggle to maintain local preparedness because of this. Our research questions therefore focus on push and pull factors that influence recruitment, retention, and resignation of non-career firefighters in Sweden, and challenges and opportunities for sustaining emergency services in rural areas.</div><div>Based on a survey answered by almost 1000 former or current non-career firefighters in Sweden, a similarity with international studies is shown in that a sense of community and togetherness, and being able to make a difference for the local community is the driving force to be (come) a non-career firefighter. At the same time, many struggle with what we call a work-work-life balance. We therefore argue that the FRS needs to work on flexible solutions for employees, to overcome geography and flexibility constraints. Also, workplace factors of the non-career firefighting occupation need to be addressed, to understand why people resign from the FRS.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Studies","volume":"114 ","pages":"Article 103555"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Deconstructing complex micro-level migration activity in a rural municipality","authors":"Peter Højrup Søder,&nbsp;Thomas Theis Nielsen","doi":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103563","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103563","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Focusing on quantifying changes in migration heterogeneity and population concentration, this paper presents a methodology for analyzing complex migration activity by combining aggregated and address-level data. Counterurbanization, conceptualized as the transition of a settlement system from a state of concentration to one of deconcentration, serves as the overarching theoretical framework for understanding migration activity. The primary aim of this study is to outline the fundamentals of a quantitative spatial decision support system tailored for a Danish rural municipality. The originality of this research lies in the use of an unprecedentedly low level of abstraction for migration analysis – capturing every single migration event within an entire municipality covering almost two decades. This includes attributes such as age cohort, former municipality of residence, prior affiliation to the destination municipality, and more. The findings challenge the prevailing narrative on rural migration patterns in Denmark. Contrary to expectations of urbanization or counterurbanization, the rural municipality studied has experienced neither. Instead, population depletion from rural areas has led to an increase in urban population concentration relative to the remaining overall population. Furthermore, the age distribution of migration activity has become increasingly skewed, with prior affiliation emerging as a decisive factor for retaining in-migrants.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Studies","volume":"114 ","pages":"Article 103563"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143132343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Food safety through the eyes of rural market vendors in northwest Nigeria","authors":"Anthony Wenndt ,&nbsp;Stella Nordhagen ,&nbsp;Augustine Okoruwa ,&nbsp;Nwando Onuigbo-Chatta ,&nbsp;Haley Swartz ,&nbsp;Paul Andohol ,&nbsp;Stephens Igho ,&nbsp;Elisabetta Lambertini","doi":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103527","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103527","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Traditional food markets are critical for ensuring access to nutritious foods in low- and middle-income countries but are often overlooked as key intervention points to mitigate the risks associated with foodborne hazards. To date, there has been little investigation into how food safety risk perceptions among rural market vendors influence food safety-promoting behaviors. Focusing on Kebbi State in northwestern Nigeria, we first conducted a rapid appraisal of food markets to identify the similarities and differences between rural and non-rural markets, clarifying the context in which food safety-promoting behaviors are performed and for which interventions targeting food safety behavior change might be designed. Then, a qualitative ethnographic examination of food safety risk perception (FSRP) and food safety-promoting behaviors among rural market vendors was conducted to further understand the extent to which perceived risk drives behavior, relative to other factors. The study revealed that rural markets have distinct features that warrant context-aware interventions, but also identified shared characteristics that may be relevant for improving vendor behaviors across the rural-urban continuum. The ethnographic study found evidence for a strong link between FSRP and food safety-promoting behaviors, but discovered that FSRP works as a behavioral driver in conjunction with other factors. In particular, whether and how vendors acted on FSRP was significantly moderated by their perceptions of their customers’ priorities. This analysis highlights the specific constraints faced by rural vendors, and points to the potential utility of FSRP for influencing behavior change in rural market settings and beyond in low- and middle-income country settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Studies","volume":"114 ","pages":"Article 103527"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143131535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}