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Trusted brokers in farmland markets: A case study in rural Scotland 农田市场中值得信赖的经纪人：苏格兰农村的案例研究

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104075

Yumi Kato Isaka , Guy Garrod , Carmen Hubbard

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Beyond metrics: Corporate governance and the reordering of rural power in regenerative agriculture 超越指标：公司治理和再生农业中农村力量的重新排序

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104081

Jorge Fernandez-Vidal , Silverio Alarcon

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Spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of ecosystem services and their trade-offs/synergies in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area in the post-Three Gorges era 后三峡库区生态系统服务功能时空演化特征及其权衡/协同效应

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104070

Yeqing Tang , Yuanqing Li , Yizhuo Liu , Jiachang Zhang , Lulu Zhou , Yahui Wang , Qingyuan Yang

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Small wins through adaptation governance: Vulnerability, producer organizations, and climate-smart interventions 通过适应治理取得小胜利：脆弱性、生产者组织和气候智慧型干预措施

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104067

Kushankur Dey , Kriti Bardhan Gupta

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A critical evaluation of the potential of an online agricultural forum as a space for supporting farmer well-being 对在线农业论坛作为支持农民福祉空间的潜力进行批判性评估

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104027

Jennifer Howse , David Rose , Katharina Watson , Damian Maye , Lisa Morgans

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Diversity evolution pattern of rural settlements and its driving mechanism transition: A case study in Southwest China's karst mountains 乡村聚落多样性演化模式及其驱动机制转换——以西南喀斯特山区为例

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104052

Yuxuan Xie , Linyu Yang , Libang Ma , Yiyi Zhang , Xue Ren , Yangbing Li , Luanyu Zhou , Xiang Wu

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Does rural out-migration contribute to cropland-use intensification transition? Evidence from cropping farms in China 农村人口外迁是否促进了土地利用集约化转型？来自中国种植农场的证据

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104005

Wenhui Zhang , Xinli Ke , Chengchao Zuo , Lijie He , Vivian Wei Huang

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Sowing the seeds of change: unveiling farmer types to promote climate-smart agriculture adoption in Europe 播下变革的种子：揭示农民类型，促进欧洲采用气候智能型农业

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104043

Marilena Gemtou , Marcel Kornelis , Gohar Isakhanyan , Søren Marcus Pedersen , Spyros Fountas , Liselotte Puggaard , Jon Bienzobas Adrian , Alexia Izco Zabalza

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Agricultural technology extension reform and productivity growth: Evidence from rural China 农业技术推广改革与生产力增长：来自中国农村的证据

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104064

Heer Wang , Bo Chen , Zhichen Huang

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China's rural revitalization in the context of rural depopulation: Challenges, opportunities and responses 农村人口减少背景下的中国乡村振兴：挑战、机遇与对策

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Journal of Rural Studies Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103985

Jingbo Yin , Jing Wang , Yurui Li , Yongjiang Zhang

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