Assessing the impact of ‘farming with dyslexia’ on local rural economies

• Published in: Local economy Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 529 - 538
• Main Authors: Smith, Robert, Conley, Gillian, Smith, Anne MJ, McElwee, Gerard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.08.2016; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Architecture; Bureaucracy; Dyslexia; Economic change; Economic development; Empowerment; Entrepreneurship; Farmers; Farming; Financial services; Rural areas; Rural communities; Services; Studies; rural entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial propensity; farmers; dyslexia

This viewpoint article discusses the contemporary yet hidden issue of ‘Farming with Dyslexia’. Of interest to policy analysts, researchers, and practitioners, the purpose of this discussion is to raise awareness of dyslexia at a time when there is increasing bureaucratisation of official farming sup...