USDA Rural Development has served as a conduit for getting federal funds into “some of our smallest communities and rural small businesses,” said Erin Oban, state director for USDA Rural Development.

USDA’s Rural Development mission area needs enough staff at the local level to help producers take advantage of the array of available RD programs, witnesses told a House Agriculture Committee panel ...

In this April 5, 2010 photo, Lisa Kartek stands near an open field and looks toward the home she purchased in Annandale, Minnesota, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development ...

Tripura recognised for outstanding progress in rural development initiatives. Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan addresses ...

ural development globally faces interconnected challenges, including poverty, food insecurity and lack of economic opportunities, inadequate infrastructure and the impacts of climate change. These ...

Lucknow: Rural development has been given priority in the Budget 2026-27. A proposal is made to spend Rs 25,500 crore to accelerate housing, roads and livelihood generation along with fulfilling the ...

China released its annual No 1 Central Document for 2026 on Tuesday, setting out priorities for agriculture and rural ...