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UPDATE

Dear colleagues, please see this special message concerning a special issue that will be collaboratively worked on by AJFAND and Food First of USA.
We look forward to receiving well written, thoroughly researched and deeply thought out contributions from individuals or even groups of authors.
Should you have any questions, please reach out to info@ajfand.net

Manuscripts submission NEW DEADLINE is November 30, 2023.

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Special Call for Papers

The African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) in partnership with the Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First) is now accepting manuscripts for a special issue viewing food justice and food sovereignty in the context of the right to food.

This special issue will cover:

• Perspectives from African and US BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and Other People of Color) authors
• African and BIPOC NGO/Nonprofit organizations that address the right to food in rural and urban areas
• Research, academic, and extension perspectives that address the right to food

AJFAND is an internationally recognized publishing journal that covers a wide range of scientific and development disciplines, including agriculture, food, nutrition, environmental management and sustainable development related information. Its primary audience consists of scientists, researchers, policy makers, students and non-Governmental populace whose profession and/or interest lie in sustainable development, agriculture, food security and nutrition. A secondary audience includes a wide range of people such as journalists, lecturers, opinion leaders, who work in various sectors that provide information through newspapers, magazines, lectures, website, radio, television, traditional dance and drama. AJFAND is open to both African and non-African contributors; the contributions must, however, interest African readership.

The mission of Food First is to end the injustices that cause hunger. Its mission is carried out through research, education, and action. The goal is not only to continue a 40+ year legacy, but to broaden actions aimed at amplifying BIPOC-led voices in the communities and movements that expose the root causes of hunger, mobilize local food system implementation strategies, and advance real solutions for food justice and sovereignty.

Preference for publication will be given to practical examples of policies, theories, strategies and programs which utilize educational, organizational, economic and/or environmental approaches. Possible topics include:

• Food rights and sovereignty
• A rights-based approach to addressing the problem of food insecurity, hunger malnutrition and food sovereignty
• International discourse on food rights and sovereignty
• Private sector role in ensuring equitable access to food
• Climate change impact on food systems
• Gender in food rights and sovereignty
• Right to food and food sovereignty movements
• Social safety nets and the right to food
• The future of food rights and sovereignty

To submit a manuscript or for more information, please visit AJFAND website (information to authors).

Follow AJFAND writing and referencing styles, and try to limit your references to no more than 50, and total number of words to no more than 6000.

You can also refer to commentaries published in AJFAND…

Prof. Ruth Khasaya Oniang'o
Founder Editor-in-Chief, AJFAND