Browsing by Author "Farrell, Maura"
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Building policy for a youth friendly rural future: Possibilities and contradictions using a future foresight approach
Murtagh, Aisling; Farrell, Maura; Kuhmonen, Tuomas; Weir, Louise (University of Galway, 2022-09-28)[No abstract available] -
Cease agricultural activity forever? underestimating the importance of symbolic capital
Conway, Shane Francis; McDonagh, John; Farrell, Maura; Kinsella, Anne (Elsevier BV, 2016-04-01) -
Exploring the human dynamics affecting the intergenerational family farm transfer process in later life: A roadmap for future policy
Conway, Shane Francis (2017-11-26)Intergenerational family farm transfer is increasingly viewed as crucial to the survival, continuity and future prosperity of the agricultural sector, traditional family farm model and broader sustainability of rural ... -
Fitting in whilst standing out: Fostering enterprise development among Irish rural women
Ní Fhlatharta, Aoife M. (NUI Galway, 2021-02-17)Policymakers and academics have come to consider rural entrepreneurship as a key source of eco-nomic and social development. Over the last decade, as potential creators of new businesses, wom-en have been recognised as ... -
Irish farm succession and inheritance; an examination of farmers’ economic decision-making strategies as socially-constructed risk assessment
Leonard, Brian (NUI Galway, 2019-03-28)Intergenerational farm transfer is increasingly viewed as fundamental to the sustainability and development of global agriculture, with an expectation that younger farmers, with more effective and efficient production ... -
Irish organics, innovation and farm collaboration: A pathway to farm viability and generational renewal
Farrell, Maura; Murtagh, Aisling; Weir, Louise; Conway, Shane Francis; McDonagh, John; Mahon, Marie (MDPI, 2021-12-22)The family farm has been the pillar of rural society for decades, stabilising rural economies and strengthening social and cultural traditions. Nonetheless, family farm numbers across Europe are declining as farmers ... -
New opportunities and cautionary steps? Farmers, forestry and rural development in Ireland
McDonagh, John; Farrell, Maura; Mahon, Marie; Ryan, Mary (Sciendo, 2011-03-30)It is argued that European agriculture is currently confronted with a multitude of critical challenges and developmental changes, in which the viability of farms based solely on traditional forms of production applies ... -
Policy drivers of farm succession and inheritance
Leonard, Brian; Kinsella, Anne; O’Donoghue, Cathal; Farrell, Maura; Mahon, Marie (Elsevier BV, 2017-02-01) -
The rural as a return migration destination
Farrell, Maura; Mahon, Marie; McDonagh, John (De Gruyter Open, 2012-02-24)This paper investigates the phenomenon of return migration to rural areas through exploring how different conceptual approaches address issues of population return, and the significance of the rural as a return migration ... -
Rural economic resilience and the future rural livelihood dreams of Ireland's youth
Murtagh, Aisling; Farrell, Maura; Kuhmonen, Tuomas; Weir, Louise (Brescia International Conference, 2022-09-14)Focused on generational renewal, this paper presents the ideal livelihoods young people envision for themselves in a rural area. In doing so, it ascertains what facilitates young people to stay in rural areas, or what ... -
Rural resources and building capacity for rural regeneration
Murtagh, Aisling; Farrell, Maura (University of Galway, 2020-10)[No abstract available] -
Understanding the farmer-farm relationship in later life
Conway, Shane; McDonagh, John; Farrell, Maura; Kinsella, Anne (Teagasc, 2018-05-24)Research from NUI Galway looks at the complex and deeply emotional relationships older farmers have with their farms, and the impact this has on family farm transfer.