Dear colleagues and friends,

China Agricultural Economic Review (CAER) is delighted to announce the 5th CAER-IFPRI Annual Conference is slated to be held in Wuhan (China), October 17-18, Huazhong Agricultural University. The 2013 conference is 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. If you have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us by email: caer.cau@gmail.com

Important Dates
• Deadline for session proposals, 15 March 2013
• Notification of acceptance for session proposals, 15 April 2013
• Deadline for paper proposals, 15 May 2013
• Notification of acceptance for paper proposals, 15 June 2013
• Deadline for paper submission, 1 September 2013
• 5th CAER-IFPRI Annual Conference, 17-18 October 2013
• Three Gorges Dam Tour, 19-20 October 2013 (Optional)

Suggested Topics
• Submissions are solicited on a wide variety of topics including but not limited to:
• Agriculture and Economic Development
• Food Production and Food Security
• Rural Land, Finance and Labour
• Rural Organizational Innovation
• Agricultural Market, Trade and Prices
• Food Consumption and Food Safety
• Food Supply Chain and Value Chain
• Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development
• Agricultural R&D and Extensions
• Climate Change, Bio-tech and Agriculture
• Rural Development in BRICS Countries
• Natural Resources, Environment and Agriculture
• Agricultural Commodity Futures and Options
• Sino-Africa Agricultural Cooperation

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 on
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.

Publication and Certificate
The conference will compile a proceedings before the conference, and the organizer will select the high-quality conference papers to be published in the journal. The Conference Certificate can be issued on a need base.

For more information, please find the attachment or visit the website of CAER. http://www.cau.edu.cn/cem/caer/index.php