REKSS

Rural Economy Knowledge Support System

REKSS is a centralized system for managing and streamlining knowledge on the rural economy that identifies important information gaps that need to be filled and facilitates location-specific analysis of rural development and food security strategies.

REKSS Vision

Provide a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the rural economy that will serve as a:

  • Data hub, integrating diverse data
  • Data sharing framework
  • Link to major GIS activities on rural economy

Conduct strategic analysis that informs rural development policy setting and implementation, including:

  • Development domains
  • Strategic priorities
  • Investment targeting
  • Monitoring and evaluation