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THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE RESEARCH ON SOCIAL INJUSTICE IN FARMING, FOOD MARKETS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. WHILE ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IN FARMING AND FOOD SYSTEMS ARE CRUCIAL TO ACHIEVING TRUE SUSTAINABILITY, THESE ISSUES HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE RESEARCH ATTENTION THEY DESERVE. ONE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT THE PRACTITIONERS OF AGRICULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS RESEARCH ARE NOT, IN THEIR DEMOGRAPHICS AND LIVED EXPERIENCES, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DIVERSITY OF THE GREATER WORLD. TO ADDRESS THIS NEED, WE SEEK TO BRING TOGETHER A DIVERSE GROUP OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMISTS TO RESEARCH INJUSTICE IN FARMING, FOOD SYSTEMS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. IN THIS PROJECT, WE PROPOSE PUBLISHING A SPECIAL ISSUE IN A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL AND ORGANIZING SESSIONS FOCUSED ON SOCIAL JUSTICE RESEARCH AT A PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMISTS. OUR AIM IS TO USE THE SPECIAL ISSUE AND CONFERENCE SESSIONS TO, FIRST, DRAW ATTENTION TO AND ENCOURAGE MORE WIDESPREAD RESEARCH ON SOCIAL JUSTICE TOPICS AND, SECOND, FOSTER SYNERGIES AND COLLABORATION AMONG DIVERSE ECONOMISTS WORKING ON OR PROXIMATE TO THESE TOPICS.

$30,150FY2021National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

President & Trustees Of Williams College

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