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| Science & Technology |
| Today, every
sector in a modern society is affected by the breathtaking
development in science and technology. The rural areas are no
exception. For instance, we must certainly study the impact of
modern bio-technology on agriculture, livestock production and in
the food industry. Important questions in this study will be which new technologies can be expected, and how they might impact on
rural development. We already can see the impact of modern
information technology in some sectors of the rural economy, such as
in direct marketing and tourism, where they seem to open-up new
chances for economic development. We have to analyze whether these
trends are likely to progress and what other sectors of rural life
might be affected. For instance, rural areas in the fringe of big
cities might see a new sub-urbanization due to an increase in tele-commuting. |
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