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The Rural Futures Initiative recognizes the importance of the creating, mobilizing, and disseminating rural-based knowledge and the benefit it provides to millions of people across the province of Ontario and beyond. The Initiative was created to support the University of Guelph’s commitment to facilitating the spread of research and knowledge to support rural communities. Rural Futures is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance.

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Our Service

This website has been created to act as a pathfinder website for rural-based stakeholders across the province of Ontario to connect with rural researchers, organizations, and projects to facilitate the creation of rural knowledge. As this website continues to be built, it will come equipped with several features.

• An Inventory of Rural Focused Researchers at the University of Guelph.
• A Inventory of rural-focused research produce at the University of Guelph and rural based organizations across Ontario.
• Events board of ongoing initiatives and projects
• Links to Other organizations that work to support rural development across Ontario

To explore our website and what this organization does, please click on one of the following links below.

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Researchers

Explore our growing database highlighting faculty, student researchers, and diverse rural study outputs. Join us in advancing rural studies through this dynamic resource. Access the Rural Researcher Profiles and the Faculty Member Profiles.

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