German/English magazine entwicklung & laendlicher raum, writing
Contest for young post graduate and PhD students
Deadline: 6 October 2006
Website: www.rural-developme nt.de
The German/English magazine entwicklung & laendlicher raum (e+lr)/agriculture & rural development (a+rd) invites young post graduate and PhD students to enter an article-writing contest focusing on 8 topical issues in the field of agriculture and
rural development. The overarching question to be addressed is: "What agricultural
policies do we need to reach the poor?"
The 7 most outstanding papers will be published in the 1-2007 edition of e+lr and
rewarded with € 400. The winning articles will be selected by a jury of scientists,
practitioners, and journalists. Articles are to be written in English.
Length: Articles
12 should not exceed 16 000 characters - spaces included.
Structure: Each article should start with a short 5-line leader and be structured by
subheadings.
Young authors are asked to
- present their own innovative ideas on one of the WDR 2008 topics listed below;
- describe or propose trend-setting best practices in the context of these
topics;
- write their articles in a journalistic rather than a "scientific" style.
Young authors can choose between eight topics:
1) Agricultural price and market policies, subsidies and the WTO system;
2) A new structure of value-added chains;
3) A new institutional architecture;
4) The new role of the private sector - where are potentials and limits?
5) Harnessing modern science & technology for pro-poor growth;
6) Agriculture - preserving natural resources such as land and water;
7) New approaches for marginal and food-insecure areas;
8) The future of the "family farm" in view of emerging transformation processes.
Contact: Angelika Wilcke, Redaktion entwicklung + laendlicher raum, DLG-Verlag,
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, E-Mail: A.Wilcke@dlg. org
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