CfP: Development in Practice

The journal Development in Practice invites papers for a special issue on Food Security and Poverty. This special issue will assemble and compare empirical evidence of impacts on poor farmers and consumers across a range of food systems, including traditional, food-importing, and food-exporting economies. Selected country and regional case studies will be supported by thematic articles that compare effects among rural and urban populations, explore gender-related differences and farmers’ risks from price volatility, and highlight linkages to input markets. Relevant case studies from all global regions will be considered, submissions are particularly sought focusing on China, Central Asia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and small island states, as well as on rising food insecurity in the OECD nations. Article outlines and abstracts are due 1 June 2009 by e-mail to editor@developmentinpractice.org with Guest Issue: Global Food Price Shocks and Poor People in the subject line.