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Subject: [SANET-MG] JAFSCD "Land for Food" Call for Papers
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:29:13 -0400
From: Duncan Hilchey <duncan@NEWLEAFNET.COM>
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Organization: New Leaf Publishing & Consulting
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Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development

Special Topic Call for Papers:

Land for Food:

A Focus on Farmland Protection and Land Grabbing



Deadline for manuscripts: May 15, 2013, for publication in the fall 2013
issue

Sustainable and equitable food systems require adequate volumes of high
quality and affordable farmland. Many farmers invest heavily in their
farmland; typically it is one of their greatest assets. Meanwhile, the loss
of  farmland may affect food security. In the United States, for example,
the USDA reports that  the country is short by 13 million acres for fruit
and vegetable production to meet daily requirements.1 While the
international recession has slowed farmland loss in some places, sprawl that
affects some of the best farmland continues unabated. The loss in some
countries has been so great  that they are pursuing the control of
agricultural land in other countries - particularly in the global south.
While the root causes of farmland loss are complex, they are generally
acknowledged to include urbanization, population growth, aging of farmers,
and unpredictable weather. Competition for land drives up its price, making
it less affordable for new or younger farmers. On the other hand, these
challenges are fomenting a growing interest in landscape-level conservation
initiatives. A number  of new  approaches to protecting farmland and
securing it for the future are being developed, although they show mixed
results.

JAFSCD welcomes submissions on a wide range of topics that explore the
relationship between land use and food systems. Submissions may include
qualitative and quantitative studies, case studies, review articles,
reflective essays, and commentaries. We encourage submissions that draw on
diverse interdisciplinary and community/practitioner perspectives and are
written in using accessible scholarship.2 Papers could include topics
related to:



.      Farm transfer and succession planning

.      Permanent Farmland Protection programs: best practices and
performance to date

.      International land grabbing

.      Race and land loss

.      The changing face and nature of agriculture (e.g., the switch from
dairy to intensive vegetable production)

.      Planning and zoning for farmland protection

.      Breaking down the rural/urban divide

.      The roles of planners, smart-growth advocates, rural development, and
Sustainable Communities Partnership agencies

.      The relationship between farmland protection and public health

.      Bringing new land into production for local food

.      Implications of rising farmland values

.      The rise of nonfarming farmland owners

.      Bundling protection, conservation programs and funding to ensure that
conservation investments are not undone

.      The importance of viable farms to keeping farmland active

.      Working with new partners




For more details about this call, contact editor in chief Duncan Hilchey at
<mailto:duncan@newleafnet.com> duncan@newleafnet.com. In addition, JAFSCD
welcomes articles at any time on any subject related to the development
aspects of agriculture and food systems.

About the Food Systems Journal

The Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development is the
only international, peer-reviewed journal focused on the emerging field of
food and agriculture-based community development. JAFSCD is online only. It
is published by the Food Systems Journal, a project of the
<http://www.centerfortransformativeaction.org/> Center for Transformative
Action, an affiliate of Cornell University.

For more information about the Food Systems Journal, visit
www.AgDevJournal.com.

1 Buzby, J. C., Wells, H. F, & Vocke, G. (2006). Possible implications for
U.S. agriculture from adoption of select dietary guidelines (Report No.
ERR-31). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research
Service.

2 Accessible scholarship is a writing style that is engaging, has a minimum
of jargon, and uses the active voice. It is the preferred writing style for
the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development.