Reducing the harmful effects on the environment and increasing the expression of sustainable development principles is one of the most topical challenges all around the world. Given the importance of logistics for the economy and the growing concern for the environment, the purpose of this article was to reveal a green logistics (GL) practice framework for sustainable development. Based on a systematic and comparative analysis of the scientific literature, the authors present a theoretical conceptual model for applying GL practices to sustainable development. In order to assess the expression of GL practices and their determinants in Lithuanian transport and logistics services companies, a quantitative questionnaire survey was conducted. Descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analyses were used to analyze the data. The results made it possible to identify GL areas such as green transportation, green warehousing, green management, sustainable waste management, and the prevailing GL practices in Lithuania: “Eco-driving”, “Optimization of transport routes”, and “Optimization of transport cargo distribution”. The factors that most encouraged the application of GL practices in the studied companies were: legal regulation and policies, requirements of business partners, service users, customers and society, awareness of the company’s top management, and corporate culture focused on environmental conservation and sustainable development.

Tourism development contributes to the vitality of rural areas: it increases employment opportunities for residents, promotes the development of relations among different business entities and attractiveness of rural environment. In this article, the situation regarding the development of one type of tourism-educational tourism-in Lithuanian rural areas, factors encouraging and limiting this development have been analyzed. The research question is what are the main problems regarding the development of educational tourism in rural areas. The aim of the research is to present relevant solutions after the analysis of the problems regarding the development of educational tourism in rural areas. Theoretical research was performed while applying methods of content analysis and synthesis of scientific literature and other researches. The method of case analysis was chosen to describe the state of the development of educational tourism and to identify main problems. In total 18 cases were analyzed (18 providers of the educational tourism services in rural areas). In order to collect necessary information, methods of semi-structured interview, analysis of secondary informational resources and direct participation in researched educational programs were applied. The development of educational tourism is promoted by the factors related to the environment of manor, historical place or nature as well as professional qualification, working experience, enthusiasm and ability to be flexible about customers' needs of actors responsible for rural development. Volatility of demand regarding educational programs, lack of specialists and challenges related to cooperation were identified as problematic issues.

The majority of households are family business organizations, which were formed naturally and handed down from generation to generation; thus, often it is difficult to reconcile necessary changes with the fundamental value – harmony between business and lifestyle. Research question: do the Lithuanian farmers have an entrepreneurial attitude towards farming? Aim of the research – to evaluate Lithuanian farmers’ attitude towards business and to present scientific insights regarding the development of households and promotion of farmers’ entrepreneurship. Theoretical research was carried out while applying methods of analysis and content analysis of scientific researches. In order to find out about Lithuanian farmers’ attitude towards farming, motives and business, the method of questionnaire survey was applied. In total, 162 farmers working in different Lithuanian municipalities were interviewed. 82 percentage of interviewed persons recognize farming as a type of business. In order to achieve identified business goals, farmers expand areas of cultivated land, improve production technologies, and have consultations. Teaching/learning, dissemination of good practices could be possible measures which contribute to the change of the attitude towards activity of these farmers.

Ūkio diversifikacijos sprendimo priėmimo modeliavimas yra aktuali mokslinė problema, nes ūkio diversifikacijos sprendimo realizavimo tyrimai nėra dažni. Straipsnio tikslas -pateikti pagrindinius ūkio diversifikacijos sprendimo priėmimo etapus. Teoriniam ūkio diversifikacijos sprendimo priėmimo modeliui patikrinti naudota ekspertų apklausa. Buvo apklausta 14 ekspertų. Nustatyta, kad ūkio diversifikacijos tikslų susiejimas su identifikuotų galimybių išorinėje aplinkoje ar ūkininko ūkyje išnaudojimu, sukuria ūkio vystymo prielaidas. Identifikuoti nauji ūkio diversifikacijos sprendimo alternatyvų formulavimo būdai. Patvirtiti šie ūkio diversifikacijos sprendimo alternatyvų vertinimo kriterijai: sprendimo išorinės įgyvendinamumo galimybės, vidinės įgyvendinamumo galimybės, sinerginiai ryšiai, rizikingumas. Mokymasis turėtų tapti permanentiniu procesu, jis aktualus visuose ūkio diversifikacijos sprendimo priėmimo etapuose.Raktiniai žodžiai: sprendimo modeliavimas, šališkas ūkininko sprendimas, ūkininkas, ūkio diversifikacijos sprendimas.Jel kodai: O13, O21, Q12. ĮvadasKai ūkininkas priima sprendimą diversifikuoti ūkį, svarbu, kad sprendimas bū-tų tinkamai suprojektuotas ir veiksmingai valdomas. Ūkio diversifikacijos realizavimą apibūdinamas įvairiomis ir labai skirtingomis veiklomis, kai greta vieno, dažniau-siai žemės ūkio veiklos vieneto, vystoma ekologinio žemės ūkio, amatų, kaimo turizmo, netradicinio žemės ūkio, miško verslų ar kiti veiklos vienetai. Ūkio diversifikacija straipsnio autorės suprantama, kaip ūkininko ūkio veiklų rinkinio papildymas nauju veiklos vienetu, atliekant turimų išteklių ir kompetencijos perskirstymą tarp ūkininko ūkio veiklos vienetų ir papildymą naujais ištekliais, būtinais visų ūkininko ūkio veiklos vienetų konkurencingumui užtikrinti, tuo pačiu išlaikant esamus veiklos vienetus. Įvertinus mokslinių tyrimų duomenis, moksliniu požiūriu, ūkininko ūkio diversifikacija -kaip ūkininkų ilgalaikiai sprendimai -analizuojama gana fragmentiš-kai. H. Hasson, M. Oskarson ir B. Öhlmér (2010) teigimu, tyrėjai dažnai susitelkia į ūkio diversifikacijos būklės, problemų ar galimybių analizę, o ne į ūkio diversifikacijos sprendimo priėmimo modeliavimą.

Farmers and residents living in the rural areas are encouraged to develop non-traditional agricultural business. The development of viticulture is characterized by a multifunctionality. The development of this business is significant not only for the farmers but as well as to the rural areas as a support to other business. In order to estimate the conditions for the development of this type of agricultural business in Lithuania, a complex research was carried out while using data of content analysis, consumer survey, interview with experts. In Lithuania there are more favourable conditions for the development of cultivation of dessert grapes.