Research for Rural Development 2024: annual 30th international scientific conference proceedings

The International Scientific Conference “Research for Rural Development” is organized annually by Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, this year, for the 30th time. This year the conference comprised two segments: the main conference, hosted by LBTU in Latvia on May 15–16, 2024, and a joint section held at the Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology (TICT), which was web-streamed as part of the conference program. According to a Memorandum of Understanding, LBTU and TICT agreed to co-organize the joint section within the conference framework. Participation in the joint section was exclusive to participants from TICT. The conference brought together scientists from several countries to present their research papers. A total of 52 studies were presented at the main conference, and 8 studies were presented online by representatives of the Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology. The interdisciplinary research covered various topics, including rural development, health, innovations, forestry, machine learning, regional economy, social science, entrepreneurship, animal production, information and communication technologies, veterinary medicine, and education. We believe that these Proceedings will be an excellent reference volume for researchers worldwide and it will stimulate further research in all the areas mentioned above. We would like to thank all authors and reviewers for their contribution in international scientific level. The conference organizing team extends its gratitude to the employees of the IT and Scientific Equipment Centre for their excellent technical support, and to the chairpersons of the conference sections: Z. Vītoliņa, G. Mazure, R. Silakalne, I. Straupe, A. Vintere, I. Janpavle, A. Kļaviņš, and S. Shakhnoza for their effective organization and management of the sections. We hope to see you at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies next year during the 31th International Scientific Conference “Research for Rural Development 2025”.