This week Ferncast speaks with Uzbek and Central Asia expert Sophie Ibbotson on international rural development and what lessons we can learn from starting from scratch in attracting business and tourism.

This unique podcast series looks at different forms of rural development in different countries.

FERNCAST Episode Four: This week we chat with Sarah Baxendell of the Regen Network in the US on their developments in carbon reduction and carbon credits in farming and rural development.

This week we speak with the Future Economic Rural Network's Director, Kevin Beaty on UK food security, worker retention and automation. Listen now!

This week we spoke with Graham Biggs, Director of the Rural Services Network in the United Kingdom about the challenges of rural cost of living and the RSN's latest report on current challenges.