Vilma Atkočiūnienė

• PhD
• Professor (Full) at Vytautas Magnus University

Sustainable global development calls for a circular economy society with green skills. Farmers and related stakeholders play a crucial role in moving towards a society based on a circular economy, and in line with this position the study focuses on green skills for farmers and related stakeholders managing rural change within the framework of a cir...

A Local Action Group (LAG) is an association aiming to implement the LEADER rural development policy programme, to create and develop partnerships and to make a significant contribution to the management of rural development. LAGs draw up local development strategies for the territory they represent, which are implemented by rural community and bus...

Plant by-products, which are discarded into the environment, are rich in valuable compounds. The aim of this research was to determine the antibacterial activity of Rubus idaeus L. morphological parts and its correlation with total phenolic content and antioxidant activity. The authors also aimed to evaluate the plant’s potential as added-value pro...

This paper discusses the possibility of thematic villages development and presents the results of qualitative research aimed at determining why some thematic villages are developing while others are not. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in best practice cases examples of thematic villages in Lithuania. The study was conducted by the method...

The Farm-to-Fork strategy, integral to the European Green Deal, accelerates the shift to sustainable food systems, ensuring food security while mitigating environmental impact. EU documents highlight benefits for farmers and consumers. However, concerns arise about potential negative impacts, especially on small farms managed by young farmers. This...

This article based on the example of Lithuanian pilot areas (districts) aims to supplement the knowledge about the role and functions of stakeholders in the development of local food systems (hereinafter LFS). An analysis of the scientific literature has revealed a clear role of stakeholders in different countries, but this approach and experience...

The study of the partnership organization mechanism (POM) aims to answer the question of how an organization manages the mechanical operation of the partnership and how the partnership system shapes itself in order to achieve a fairer balance across all junctions of the POM, through shafts connected into a single mechanism. The study has led to a d...

This article deals with the important issue concerning that small towns and villages play an important role in the development of many European regions, not only from the point of view of agricultural function, but also due to the preservation of identity and heritage as well as social relations and management of spatial structures. On the other ha...

Straipsnyje sprendžiama trumposios maisto tiekimo grandinės (TMTG) organizavimo problema, siekiama išanalizuoti pagrindines TMTG organizavimo prielaidas Lietuvoje. Taikant mokslinės literatūros, statistinių duomenų analizės ir sintezės, dokumentų analizės, gerosios praktikos pavyzdžių analizės, sugretinimo ir kitus metodus, nustatytos TMTG organiza...

Traditional and emerging interest networks supported by the advancement of digital and telecommunication technologies, the growing use of bioenergy and the ability to take advantage of knowledge beneficial for local populations and business development promote strategic breakthroughs of rural communities. The paper focuses on the problem of the sma...

In rural areas where life is slower but social problems tend to be deeper there is a need for urgent, pro-active and professional area-orientated development decisions. Due to challenges posed to agriculture by economic globalisation and sustainable development, both theoretical and applied scientific research is necessary for improving agricultura...

This paper explores the connections between farm modernisation, rural development and the resilience of agricultural and rural systems. The paper starts by ascertaining why agricultural and food systems need to change systemically. Evidence from case studies in fourteen countries is used to explore the possibilities for, and drivers and limitations...

The current European Union’s and state agricultural support is more focused on the modernization of farms in technological terms, coupled with the intensification of production, and weakly focused on the farm exclusivity and diversification. This creates a minor motivation for farmers to address the issues related to climate change mitigation. The...

One of the most difficult problems encountered by social infrastructure development management in various countries of economic development is the search for RSI management interactions at the national, regional and local (municipal, neighborhood) levels. Traditional solutions to RSI development do not create opportunities for the coherence, viabil...

Teminių kaimų strategijas Lietuvoje aktyviai taiko 11 kaimų, iš jų 5 teminiai kaimai (Pelė-dų, Lieptų, Paukščių, Senolių, Meniškas kaimas) buvo tirti. Tyrimo tikslas – nustatyti teminių kai-mų varomąsias jėgas stiprinant jų gyvybingumą. Teminių kaimų vystymosi principams ir taiko-moms priemonėms išanalizuoti buvo atlikta teminių kaimų lyderių apkla...

Proces rozwoju obszarów wiejskich staje się bardziej otwarty i złożony. Wpływ zainteresowanych stron jest coraz wyraźniejszy i przejrzysty w przypadku decyzji i działań podejmowanych na obszarach wiejskich. Sukces i skuteczność inicjatyw rozwojowych zapewniających cele interesariuszy, które muszą być powiązane z celami rozwojowymi organizacji wiejs...

Existing theoretical basis does not provide opportunities for innovative management of rural social infrastructure (RSI). Consequently, the multicomplex definition of RSI management shall be drawn up, main management principles substantiated, factors, influencing RSI status and development in Lithuanian rural areas, analysed and assessed and RSI de...

Kaimo vietovių vystymosi procesas tampa vis labiau atviras ir kompleksiskas. Aiskesnis ir skaidresnis suinteresuotų veikėjų poveikis kaimo vietovėse priimamiems sprendimams ir atliekamiems veiksmams. Vystymosi iniciatyvų sėkme ir efektyvumą garantuoja suinteresuotų veikėjų tikslai, neatsiejami nuo kaimo organizacijų vystymosi tikslų. Kaimo vietovių...

Intersectoral partnership challenges the new rural development programming period and requires innovative and rapid management decisions which creates synergy and add value. This paper aims at examining the methodological principles of rural development synergy evaluation. This research attempts to take a closer look at the theoretical assumptions...

The rural social infrastructure should allow the formation of sustainable communities through the continued development of three-dimensional and inclusive community activities, allocation of resources, strengthening competencies and confidence of the people and community groups, enabling them to take effective action and leadership roles. The aim o...

The CAP support is mostly focused on the technological modernization of farms, linked with production intensification, and weakly focused on the farms prosperity and resilience. As a result farmers and managers of agricultural companies are only a slightly motivated to produce added value and high quality food products, to use short food supply cha...

Rural areas face constant increase of partially used rural social infrastructure (hereinafter referred to as RSI) facilities, coordination of which shows insufficient level of description and professionalism, functions performed by RSI organisations are not aligned. As a result of a bad situation of rural social infrastructure, small rural areas fa...

Kaimo vietovių pokyčių valdymas pačių kaimo gyventojų iniciatyvomis įgauna vis didesnę reikšmę. Kaimo plėtros veikėjai diferencijuojasi pagal kaimo vietovių pokyčių valdymo tikslus, funkcijas bei galimybes veikti įtakoti tam tikrus strateginius sprendimus. Pokyčių valdymas pagal principą „iš apačios į viršų“ leidžia vietos plėtros veikėjams tam tik...

Mokslino tyrimo rezultatai: 1) apibrėžti kaimo socialinės infrastruktūros ir jos valdymo terminai; 2) identifikuoti KSI funkcionavimo ir vystymosi valdymo teoriniai dėsningumai; 3) nustatyti vidiniai ir išoriniai KSI būklę lemiantys veiksniai; 4) atsižvelgiant į užsienio ir Lietuvos mokslininkų patirtį bei ekspertinę apklausą parengta ir patikrinta...

Rural development management decisions are made and implemented in various levels of the public administration system. This research assumes that local action groups (hereinafter - LAG) are the driving force which can and is capable of being an intermediator amongst Europe, national rural development policy makers and rural development actors/polic...

Kaimiškųjų vietovių pokyčių valdymo strateginiai sprendimai dažniausiai priimami tik atsiradus tam tikrai problemai. Kaimo vystymo veikėjai pernelyg didelį dėmesį, laiką, energiją ir kitus išteklius skiria probleminiams klausimams spręsti. Toks požiūris trukdo pamatyti ir vykdyti realų strateginį proveržį, o gyvenimo kokybė kaimo vietovėse keičiasi...

The European Union data surveys give evidence of the growing trend of population ageing in the Member States. The aim of the study was to analyse the social structure of population in Latvia, Lithuania and Poland in comparison with the average population in the EU-27 and present recommendations for policy makers for further improvement of the socia...

Economic and social indicators need to be given more importance in the management of results-oriented rural social infrastructure (RSI) in order to become an integral measure in the monitoring of country's development. The research aim – to prepare and test a methodology for the assessment of RSI condition in order to ensure the territorial cohesio...

The topic of this paper remains actual and new as the interrelationship between multifunctional agriculture and territorial competitiveness has not yet been deeply analysed. Those observations prompted us to analyse the scientific problem of how multifunctional agriculture affects territorial competitiveness. The purpose of the study is to analyse...

Eco-social indicators need to be given more importance in the management of an evidence-based public policy and results-oriented rural social infrastructure (RSI) in order for them to become an integral measure in the monitoring of country's development. The research aim to prepare and test a methodology for the multidimensional assessment of the c...

Lietuvos žemės ūkio universitetas Anotacija Tautinio paveldo produktų gamyba yra viena iš žemės ūkiui alternatyvių veiklos rūšių ir gali duoti ne­ mažą ekonominę ir socialinę naudą kaimo vietovėms, kadangi ši veikla yra naujų darbo vietų ir pajamų šal­ tinis kaimo gyventojams. Be to, tautinio paveldo pro­ duktų gamyba leidžia išsaugoti ir etninės k...

Lietuvos žemės ūkio universitetas Tradiciniai amatai Europos sąjungos šalyse laikoma viena iš žemės ūkiui alternatyvių veiklos rūšių ir duoda nemažą ekonominę ir socialinę naudą kaimo vietovėms, kadangi ši veikla yra naujų darbo vietų ir pajamų šaltinis kaimo gyventojams. Todėl šiame straipsnyje analizuoja-ma tradicinių amatų situaciją Lietuvoje ir...