Call for papers/Topics

Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields:

Part 1: Independent Topics & Subtopics

1. Food Security (Availability, Access, and Utilization)

• Global and Local Food Availability

  • Crop yields and agricultural productivity trends

  • Food storage infrastructure and post-harvest loss prevention

  • Global food trade routes and supply chain logistics

• Economic and Physical Access to Food

  • Food pricing volatility and inflationary impacts on poverty

  • Urban food deserts and rural food swamps

  • Social safety nets (e.g., food stamps, school feeding programs)

• Food Utilization and Stability

  • Nutritional quality of available food supplies

  • Clean water and sanitation infrastructure for safe food preparation

  • Resilience of food systems to seasonal shocks and political instability

2. Sustainable Agriculture (Ecological & Resource Management)

• Soil Health and Regenerative Practices

  • Cover cropping, rotation, and no-till farming

  • Soil microbiome preservation and organic matter restoration

  • Prevention of soil erosion and desertification

• Water and Resource Stewardship

  • Precision irrigation and groundwater depletion mitigation

  • Agricultural runoff management and preventing waterway eutrophication

  • Reduction of synthetic chemical fertilizers and synthetic pesticides

• Agrobiodiversity and Genetic Preservation

  • Heritage and heirloom crop preservation

  • Seed banks and genetic diversity as climate insurance

  • Polyculture vs. industrial monoculture systems

3. Public Health (Nutrition & Disease Prevention)

• The "Triple Burden" of Malnutrition

  • Undernutrition, wasting, and stunting in developing regions

  • Micronutrient deficiencies (e.g., iron, vitamin A, iodine)

  • Overweight, obesity, and the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs)

• Foodborne Illnesses and Pathogen Control

  • Bacterial, viral, and parasitic contamination in food supplies

  • Traceability systems in commercial food manufacturing

  • Surveillance of chemical contaminants (e.g., heavy metals, microplastics)

• Epidemiology and Lifestyle Diseases

  • Dietary risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes

  • Metabolic health impacts of ultra-processed food consumption

  • Maternal and child health through early-life nutrition

Part 2: Interrelated Topics & Subtopics

4. Climate Change, Crop Yields, and Human Nutrition

• Nutritional Degradation of Crops

  • How elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide levels lower protein, iron, and zinc concentrations in staple crops like rice and wheat.

• Extreme Weather Shifts

  • Droughts and floods altering geographic cultivation zones, causing localized famines and spiking acute malnutrition.

• Climate-Driven Migration and Food Scarcity

  • Displacement of rural populations due to agricultural failure, leading to public health crises in refugee camps and urban slums.

5. One Health: Zoonotic Diseases, Livestock, and Antimicrobial Resistance

• Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Agriculture

  • The routine use of sub-therapeutic antibiotics in industrial livestock farming for growth promotion, and its role in breeding drug-resistant "superbugs" that threaten human medicine.

• Zoonotic Disease Spillover

  • How agricultural expansion, deforestation for cattle ranching, and high-density CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) increase the risk of pathogens jumping from animals to humans.

• Occupational Health for Agricultural Workers

  • Exposure of farmworkers to chronic pesticide toxicity, extreme heat stress, and respiratory hazards.

6. Agroecology, Ecosystem Services, and Preventative Medicine

• Dietary Diversity via Agrobiodiversity

  • How diversified farming systems (agroforestry, intercropping) naturally diversify local diets, eliminating micronutrient deficiencies without the need for synthetic fortification.

• Environmental Determinants of Health

  • How eliminating synthetic runoff protects drinking water aquifers from nitrates, directly preventing health issues like "blue baby syndrome" and certain cancers.

• The Gut Microbiome Link

  • The emerging connection between eating whole foods grown in microbiologically rich, living soils and the health of the human gut microbiome, which influences immunity and mental health.

7. Food Policy, Economics, and Systemic Health Inequities

• Agricultural Subsidies and the Obesity Epidemic

  • How government subsidies heavily favoring monocures of corn and soy drive down the cost of high-fructose corn syrup and refined oils, making unhealthy, calorie-dense foods cheaper than fresh produce.

• Circular Food Economies and Waste Reduction

  • Upcycling food waste into nutrient-rich fertilizers or animal feed to simultaneously lower emissions, bolster food availability, and decrease municipal waste hazards.

• Food Sovereignty and Indigenous Knowledge

  • Empowering local communities to control their own food production systems, combining traditional ecological knowledge with modern public health strategies to combat chronic diseases