... of geographical indications, and with that the unequal benefits of this policy, have been identified and discussed in the scientific literature on food and rural development. Design/methodology/approach Using a statistical analysis of the distribution of geographical indications, the paper tests the validity...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Impact Wine tourism Rural development Rural destinations Wine tourism is one of the most important resources in the wine industry. It depends on the territorial system, generating success with the operational synergies of various actors...

.../methodology/approach Based on processes of participatory action research, data and knowledge were produced dialectically with the actors, linking the research process to rural development processes. Findings Value enhancement and promotion of local agri-food products is a complex system where values...

... rates and food insecurity. Therefore, the integration of rural farmers in value addition would promote rural development through the proliferation of rural agro-processing enterprises which could create job opportunities for people in rural communities. This study is aligned with wider objective...

... problem of rural development projects. Following the considerations of Rittel and Webber (1973) a “wicked problem” is defined by its complex, interdependent nature and a lack of explicit formulation. It resists resolution because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements, and the efforts...

... policy, there remains a dilemma in balancing the goals of equity and growth. Rural development programmes, particularly LEADER, increasingly follow an approach where building connections to wider networks and raising local economic capacity through local innovation and collaboration is at the heart...

... provides theoretical foundation for best practices in forming a GI, including: multi-stakeholder involvement, management of farmer heterogeneity and monitoring. Dr Carlo Russo can be contacted at: russocar@unicas.it © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Rural development Design...

... and the capacity to improve producers’ incomes and quality of life (Vandecandelaere et al., 2009 ; Partidário et al., 2009). Several authors have stressed the importance of the economic valorisation in a sustainable strategy of integrated rural development for marginalised areas (Fonte, 2008...

... of producers to support for conversion to local food provision. New policy measures such as the Processing and Marketing Grant (PMG) scheme and Rural Enterprise Scheme (both of which are designed to assist the development of local/quality foods and were introduced in England under the England Rural Development...