Call for papers: "Gender, Governance and Agriculture"

For a special issue of the International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology.

We invite authors to submit papers to a special issue on gender, governance and agriculture. The issue will focus on empirical research, studies and practical projects which address the links between gender and governance, and how they relate to agriculture.

Suitable topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Gender roles in sustainable agricultural systems
• Gender, equity and rural innovations for nutritional security
• Gender in agriculture partnerships for food security
• Gendered approach in agri-economics, value chains and policy
• Gender-sensitive agri-extension and ICT-based knowledge services
• Inclusive natural resource governance and participation of women
• Empowering women farmers in agri-value chains to address poverty and hunger

Important Dates

Submission of full article (online): 10 June, 2014
Final version (with revisions) due: 15 September, 2014