Call for papers
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Rural Development Conference 2017 accepts the following types of submissions:

  • Research Papers: Completed research papers in any of the topic areas listed bellow or related areas.
  • Abstracts: Abstracts of completed or proposed research in any of the topic areas listed bellow, or related areas. The abstract for proposed research should include the research objectives, proposed methodology, and a discussion of expected outcomes.
  • Student Papers: Research done by students in any of the topic areas listed bellow, or related areas.
  • Case Studies: Case studies in any of the topic areas listed bellow, or related areas.
  • Work-in-Progress Reports or Proposals for Future Research: Incomplete research or ideas for future research in order to generate discussion and feedback in any of related areas.  
  • Reports on Issues Related to rural development: Reports related to innovative techniques or research related to any of the topic areas listed bellow or related areas.

Proposals are accepted on a rolling admission basis as long as space is available or by June 1st 2017 at latest and are to be be submitted along with application form. All submissions will be peer reviewed and acceptance/rejections is based on their relevance to the conference topics. Notification on acceptance is sent within 7 days after the submissions has been received.

Scientific committee

Mr. Ashvin Barangai Gopalakrishna - Quikwit Social Welfare Foundation, India
Dr. Precious Tirivanhu - CLEAR / University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Prof. Rajive Mohan Pant - National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, India
Dr. Ryan Yonk - Utah State Unviersity, USA
Mr. Olayemi Bakre - Durban Univeristy of Technology​, South Africa

Presentations

The following presentation formats will be possible at the conference:

  • Oral presentation - Take an advantage of oral presentation of your paper/ research on site and get the first hand remarks and comments from the audience. Encourage a live discussion regarding the presented topic and network with other researchers and academics in the related areas, from around the globe.
  • Video presentation – Registered presenters who are not able to attend the conference in person may opt for this presenting format. Participants will watch either your recorded presentation or will be following it trough a live stream. They will be able to ask the questions either in a real time trough the internet connection or may fill in the reflection forms which we will be mailing back to you, if requested.
  • Poster presentation - Participants will get familiar with your research/ paper trough poster exhibition which will be available in the conference’s venue during the entire length of the program. Presenters will have an opportunity to discuss and explain their research in direct contact to the audience. Alternatively, if required by presenters, reflection forms can be distributed to the participating delegates, which will be mailed back to you after completed by the conference’s delegates.

Equipment that will be provided by the conference and setup in all presentation rooms (excluding poster sessions):
  • Laptop*
  • LCD projector
  • White board
  • Microphone an sound system
  • Internet access
  • Limited printing facilities

     * Please, note that all electronic files should be written on CD ROM or USB flash drive.

Topics:

  • Agribusiness
  • Agricultural Education
  • Agricultural Research
  • Agricultural Risk Management
  • Agricultural Trade 
  • Agriculture and Rural Development
  • Biodiversity 
  • Climate Change 
  • Community Based Rural Development 
  • Economic and Social aspect of Rural Development
  • Economic Development
  • Employment in Agriculture
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture 
  • Food Production
  • Food Safety 
  • Forests and Forestry 
  • Gender and Rural Development 
  • Irrigation and Drainage
  • Land Policy and Administration
  • Land and Food Security
  • Land Resources Management
  • Livestock and Animal Resources  
  • Micro-finance for Rural Development
  • Organic Food Production
  • Poverty
  • Rural Education
  • Rural Finance 
  • Rural Healthcare
  • Rural Livelihoods
  • Rural Policy
  • Rural Private Sector Development 
  • Rural Transport
  • Rural Water Supply 
  • Technology and Innovation
  • Sanitation and Hygiene
  • Sustainable Rural Development
  • Water Resources Management 
  • Other topics related to rural and agricultural development

Proceedings

Papers presented at the conference will be published in the official ISBN conference proceedings publication.

In order to have your paper published in the official conference proceedings, your submission should have been previously approved and registration arrangements completed.

Participants who have completed registration arrangements and wish their paper published in the official conference proceedings publication must submit their paper and/or abstract by June 10th 2017. Proceedings submissions should be sent by E-mail as MS Word attachment to: vilic@tomorrowpeople.org  .
 
Submissions’ formatting:
  • A4 size paper
  • Single line space
  • Margins: 2 cm on the left and 2 cm on the right
  • Format: Align left
  • No footers and headers allowed and no numbered pages
  • Fonts:
                Title: Times New Roman 14 bold
                Subtitles: Times New Roman 12 bold
                Text: Times New Roman 12
  • First page:
                Title of submission
                Name/s of author/s
                Affiliation/s of the author/s
                E-mail address/es of the author/s
  • Second page:
                Abstract of maximum 300 words (or one page)
                Key words (under abstract)
  • Third page-:
                Full paper (unless only abstract is intended for publication)
  • Last page:
                References

Deadline for proceedings submissions: June 10th 2017
Submissions received after 10th June 2017 or/and in a format different than specified will NOT be published. We strongly recommend early submissions to allow enough time for a review and feed back in case there are changes to be made in formatting.