China Agricultural Economic Review (CAER, IF=4.6, JCR Q1) is an academic journal published by Emerald in association with China Agricultural University (CAU) and listed as a Top 3 journal in the field of Agricultural economics and Policy.
Previously CAER-IFPRI Annual Conference was successfully and continuously held seventeen years with different universities or institutes. With the aim of continuing these successful conferences, CAER is delighted to announce its eighteenth annual conference, co-organized with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Zhejiang A&F University, slated for October 30 - November 1, 2026 at Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
The theme of 2026 conference is “Investing in People: Rural public services and the future of agriculture”.
01 Important Dates
15 July 2026
Deadline for session proposal submission
31 July 2026
Deadline for regular paper submission
31 August 2026
Notification of decision for session proposal and regular paper submission
30 October 2026
Registration and Pre-conference workshop
October 31- November 1, 2026 The 18th CAER-IFPRI Annual Conference 2026
02 Call for Papers and Session Proposals
We invite researchers to explore how investing in people through rural public services can shape the future of agriculture and rural development. You are encouraged to submit an individual paper for presentation or a poster, and if your team has a more comprehensive body of research in a specific field, you may propose a conference session. Topics may include but are not limited to:
Education and human capital development
Skills training, vocational education, and rural residents’ employment
Rural health, nutrition, and labor productivity
Social protection, aging, and rural wellbeing
Early childhood development and life-course human capital investment
Credit access, financial inclusion, and household development opportunities
Digital literacy, digital inclusion, and rural transformation
Agricultural extension, knowledge diffusion, and farmers’capacity building
Youth development, employment, and entrepreneurship in rural areas
Gender, inequality, and vulnerable groups in rural development
Migration, labor mobility, and household decision-making
Food systems transformation and human wellbeing
International perspectives on investing in people and rural transformation
03 Submission Guidelines
For regular paper/poster: Please submit your manuscripts on https://2026-caer-ifpri-confer.scievent.com/
For proposed session organizer: Please click the https://2026-caer-ifpri-confer.scievent.com/news/11082.html for downloading and submit to caer@cau.edu.cn
Please format the submission following the Author's Guidelines, which is available on:https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/caer?id=caer
All submissions will be evaluated by two independent reviewers with respect to their (a) relevance of the topics and potential for discussion, (b) originality, (c) academic quality, and (d) clarity of exposition.Proposed sessions are encouraged to be forward-looking, diverse, international, and interdisciplinaryAuthor(s) of the accepted papers/sessions, or at least one of them, are required to register and present their work at the conference.
Registration Fee
RMB 1500 (Chinese Currency), including entrances to the sessions, badge, conference program, printed proceedings, coffee breaks, welcome reception, and meals during the conference. The registration fee will be paid at the conference registration desk.
Publication
The conference will compile proceedings for academic exchange during conference. Additionally, the organizing committee will select and recommend 5 high-quality papers to be submitted directly to CAER for external peer review.
Language
English. No simultaneous language interpretation will be provided.
Award
We will award the best referees and the outstanding papers published in CAER. The winners will receive a certificate and cash awards.
Contact
For any information, please contact Dr. Yitian Xiao at caer@cau.edu.cn, and 86-10-6273 8685 (office)。
