当前的世界环境

在当代话语中，有人认为，农村发展的最终目标是提高农村人民的生活质量。这使得超出农村发展的收入相关因素至关重要。包容性农村发展，比传统农村发展的概念更具体的概念，适应农村发展中的生活质量的变量。这个概念涵盖了三个不同但相互关联的尺寸：经济方面，社会维度和政治维度。马来西亚政府实施的农村转型中心（RTC）是该国农村发展方案的第三代之二。RTC是一个在网站内100公里范围内实施农村社区综合举措的网站。在RTC实施方案下有八项主要举措，即：农村人口培训;建立1个马来西亚信息信息亭;高价值农业举措;农业食品加工; agricultural produce supply chain management; university cooperation; food safety and pharmaceuticals services; and rural population financial facilities. RTC brings a unique opportunity for members of the rural communities to benefit from a myriad of initiatives and activities related to their livelihood and well being within the same premises. Despite some challenges, this programme has enormous potentials to address many important aspects of rural development. Based on review of relevant literature and field visits, this paper attempts to examine the prospects of the RTC concept of Malaysia in light of the theory of Inclusive Rural Development. The findings of this paper will help relevant governmental and non-governmental bodies and researchers gain an insight about the potentials and challenges of RTC for further improving the quality of life for the rural communities.