Background

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.

Suggested Topics

Submissions are solicited on a wide variety of topics including but not limited to:

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

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

Important Dates

Submission Deadline:     Acceptance Notification:  Conference Dates:

July 31, 2012 August 31, 2012 October 18-19, 2012

Submission Guidelines

Please format the submission following the Authors Guidelines, which is available on < http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/author_guidelines.htm?id=caer >.  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.

Conference Proceedings

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.

Planning and Organizing Committee

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.  E-mail ： caer.cau@gmail.com         Office Phone: 86-10-6273 8685