Lobao and Meyer (2001) attribute farm transformation to industrialization, and discuss how that affects communities, and population segments.  On the other hand, the video attributes rural community problems to soil degradation. 
Review the article and the videos titled “Running out of Time; and “Regreening the Desert”.  Summarize the key points raised in  both the article and the videos, and explain how rural communities and other stakeholders are responding to farm/rural transformation.