Rural research reports

Rural Communities and Economic Development final report

The overall purpose of this research has been to examine how community-based economic development could be used to best effect in enabling smaller rural communities to become more sustainable and deliver significant economic outputs.

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Review Of Farm Retail In Lowland Scotland

The Review of Farm Retail in Lowland Scotland was commissioned to gain a better understanding of the role of farm shops, pick your own (PYO) and farm gate sales in the direct marketing of local food and drink.

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Primary Land-based Business study

This review examines the literature on the economic, social and environmental contribution of primary land-based businesses in Scotland. Commissioned by Scottish Enterprise Borders (on behalf of Scottish Enterprise Rural Group, Scottish Estates Business Group, National Farmers Union of Scotland and Scottish Rural Property and Business Association), it forms the first stage in a larger initiative to examine the impact of primary land-based businesses.

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Rural Business Premises and Economic Development

The report presents our analysis of background and supporting research.

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Barriers To Rural Economic Development In Scotland

The overall aim of this report was to provide evidence of the extent to which certain infrastructural and institutional barriers affect rural economic development, particularly in new business formation, in the farming communities within Scottish Enterprise areas.

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