Call for Papers
4th CAER-IFPRI Annual International Conference
Transforming China’s Agricultural and Rural Sector:
Challenges and Solutions
October 18-19, 2012,Beijing, P.R. China
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Background
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China Agricultural Economic Review (CAER) is delighted to announce its fourth annual conference, which is being organized by the CAER editorial office and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). CAER is an academic journal published by Emerald in association with China Agricultural University and Chinese Association of Agricultural Economists, and has been accredited for SSCI (Social Science Citation Index) and SCIE (Science Citation Index Expanded). The theme of 2012 conference is ‘Agricultural and Rural Development in China: Opportunities and Challenges’, aiming to explore the related issues and countermeasures of agricultural and rural development in both China and the rest of the world. Internationally renowned scholars and policy makers will be brought together to present and discuss their insights and suggestions.
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Suggested Topics
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Submissions are solicited on a wide variety of topics including but not limited to:
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à Agriculture and the Macro-economy
à Agriculture and Economic Development
à Agriculture and Poverty Alleviation
à Agriculture and the Environment
à Food Security and Food Safety
à Climate Change and Agriculture
à Natural Disaster and Agriculture
à Bio-technology and Agriculture
à Exchange Rates and Agriculture
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à Agricultural Prices and CPI
à Foreign Direct Investment and Agriculture
à Agricultural Commodity Futures and Options
à Agricultural Trade
à Food Value Chain
à Rural Land
à Rural Finance
à Rural Labour
à Agricultural R&D and extensions
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Important Dates
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Submission Deadline:
Acceptance Notification:
Conference Dates:
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July 31, 2012
August 31, 2012
October 18-19, 2012
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Submission Guidelines
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Please submit your manuscript at
<http://www.cau.edu.cn/cem/caer/conference/htdocs/index.php>.
All submissions will be peer reviewed. Author(s) of the accepted papers, or at least one of them, are required to register and present their work at the conference.
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Conference Proceedings
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Depending on the number and quality of papers submitted, the organizer may publish selected conference papers in the form of a special journal issue. The advanced papers will be invited to submit to CAER.
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Planning and Organizing Committee
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Prof. Xian Xin, CAER Editor-in-Chief, and Dean of College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University
Prof. Kevin Chen, CAER Co-editor, and China Program Leader, International Food Policy Research Institute
Prof. Fu Qin, CAER Co-editor, General Secretary of Chinese Association of Agricultural Economists, and Director of Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Prof. Holly Wang, CAER Co-editor, Purdue University
Prof. Pei Guo, Deputy Dean, College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University
Contact
Please kindly inquire any question about the conference with Mr. Yitian Xiao.
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Office Phone: 86-10-6273 8685 |
