Explain in detail the meaning of comprehensive or integrated rural development. What criteria would you use to decide whether or not such integrated rural development was or was not taking place

Explanation:

Integrated rural development is an approach that is reemphasize and aim at changing the socio economic lifestyle of rural dwellers by using natural, rural and human resources. It give access to the participation less privileged population through different development and appropriate programmes. These tend to marginalize rural dwellers.

It involves ranges of activities and these activities involves;

Activities that are carried out to ensure Agricultural development.

The work that is done to create jobs i.e non farming jobs which create incomes for rural dwellers.

Works done to increase social amenities like health infrastructures, good water e.t.c.

The activities carried out to reduce inequalities in the rural settings.

The work that is done in order to prevent the use of harmful chemicals for farming.

The criteria to decide whether or not the integrated rural is taking it not taking place is

If there is Rural dwellers or no rurals dewellers participation in the socio economic change in the rural area.

If there is effort or no effort to improve Agricultural production.

If there is little or no effort to argument rural dwellers income by creating job.

If there is no effort in creating social amenities.

answer; /// the above statement is ( true);

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