THERE IS GROWING CONCERN AMONG POLICY MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT ISSUES OF INEQUITY AND INJUSTICE FACED BY MANY MARGINALIZED GROUPS. THIS PROJECT WILL HOST A CONFERENCE ON MAY 24 AND 25, 2023 ON THE ECONOMICS OF INEQUITY IN AGRICULTURAL, FOOD, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS (AFES). PAPERS WILL BE CHOSEN BY THE ORGANIZERS THROUGH COMPETITIVE SUBMISSION, WITH THE CALL FOR ABSTRACTS CIRCULATED WIDELY AMONG MEMBERS OF THE AAEA AND RELATED. THE SUBJECTS OF RESEARCH PRESENTED AT THIS CONFERENCE WILL BE CHOSEN TO ALIGN CLOSELY WITH THE PRIORITIES OF THE ECONOMICS, MARKETS AND TRADE PRIORITY AREA OF USDA-NIFA. THE CONFERENCE WILL: (I) PROVIDE PRESENTERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO GAIN FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE THEIR WORK, (II) CONNECT PAPER PRESENTERS WITH PROFESSIONAL LEADERS AND SCHOLARS WITH ESTABLISHED TRACK RECORDS OF STUDYING EQUITY CONCERNS IN ECONOMICS, AND (III) PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING THAT CAN YIELD NEW COLLABORATIONS. THE WORK PRESENTED AT THE SYMPOSIUM WILL BE ENCOURAGED FOR SUBMISSION AND EXPEDITED REVIEW AT THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (AJAE) FOR PUBLICATION IN THE JOURNAL AS ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES AND IN A VIRTUAL ISSUE. THIS WILL CREATE PRECEDENT FOR RESEARCH ON EQUITY TO HAVE A PLACE IN TOP RESEARCH JOURNALS OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS. FINALLY, THE RESEARCH FOSTERED BY THIS EVENT - IN THE PAPERS PRESENTED THERE AND WORK THAT EMERGES LATER FROM CONNECTIONS FORGED IN THE EVENT - WILL ITSELF HELP LEADERS IN GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, AND NONPROFITS MAKE PROGRESS ON LONG-STANDING ISSUES OF EQUITY THAT HAVE RISEN TO THE FOREFRONT IN RECENT TIMES.