[Garden] Seeking Articles on Urban Agriculture Programs for JAFSCD

[Duncan Hilchey]

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development

Call for Papers
February 2, 2010

OPEN CALL

JAFSCD welcomes articles at any time on any subject related to the development aspects of agriculture and food systems.

Faculty and students, Extension and other educators, planners, consultants, staff with farm agencies and farm and community organiza­tions, and farmers are are encouraged to submit applied research papers, commentary, and thought-provoking articles that inform the emerging field of agriculture and food systems development.
 
Topics include, but are not limited to:

- conservation and farmland protection,
- value-adding,
- coopera­tive marketing, value chains, distribution, farm labor,
- market research, consumer decision-making drivers,


SPECIAL TOPIC CALL: Best Practices in Urban and Peri-Urban
Agriculture Development

Articles may address the following, among other topics:

- Urban livestock management and regulation
- Urban market gardening and backyard gardening
- Aquaculture and hydroponics
- Marketing and value-adding
- Waste management and reuse
- Urban farming by immigrant or other special populations
- Farming on the fringe

Deadline: June 5, 2010
(The deadline may be extended with permission of the publisher.)

More background on this topic is at [http://www.AgDevJournal.com/]
www.AgDevJournal.com.

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For both calls, manuscripts should focus on the practical application of
these innovations: the organization and mechanics of a program or strategy;
engagement of stakeholders; challenges and unique solutions; impact
analysis; and lessons learned. These papers should inspire and inform new
and existing community development efforts to establish and sustain farms.
Papers that feature survey results with descriptive statistics, or case
studies featuring best practices (or even post-mortem analyses), are highly
encouraged.

FOR MORE INFORMATION on JAFSCD,  these calls for papers, and submission guidelines, visit www.AgDevJournal.com. 

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This announcement is available as a flyer for posting  at www.AgDevJournal.com. We appreciate you forwarding this email or posting the flyer to help solicit high-quality content!

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