Enhancing Rural Resilience

Project Applicants: University of Wales Trinity Saint David – Carmarthen Business School

Project title: Identifying the Challenges for Enhancing Rural Resilience through the Circular Economy (CE)

Anchor Programme: Rural Innovation Fund

Location: Carmarthenshire

This project is a research-based project focusing on the potential of the circular economy to enhance rural resilience, whilst at the same time contributing to a net zero future.

The project applicant will engage with rural enterprises across Carmarthenshire to assess their adoption of circular economy practices and to gain an understanding of challenges and barriers faced by rural enterprises, both real and perceived, in engaging with circular economy principles.