Aims & Scope

Aims:

- To promote scholarly research in agricultural law, food law, and environmental law.
- To support academic discourse on the development, interpretation, implementation, and reform of agricultural, food, and environmental legal frameworks.
- To provide a platform for interdisciplinary research connecting law, agriculture, food systems, environmental protection, economics, and public policy.
- To encourage doctrinal, empirical, comparative, and analytical research addressing contemporary legal challenges in agriculture, food regulation, and environmental governance.
- To contribute to the development of sustainable, equitable, and effective legal and regulatory frameworks for agriculture, food security, and environmental protection.

Scope:

The journal welcomes contributions across the following fields:

Agricultural Law & Policy:

- Agricultural law and regulation
- Agricultural land ownership and use
- Land tenure and agricultural property rights
- Agricultural contracts and agreements
- Farmers' rights and legal protection
- Agricultural subsidies and government support
- Agricultural markets and trade regulation
- Agricultural policy and rural development
- Regulation of agricultural enterprises

Food Law & Regulation:

- Food safety and food standards
- Food labeling and consumer protection
- Food quality regulation
- Food traceability and supply chains
- Food fraud and adulteration
- Food security and access to food
- Food imports and exports
- Regulation of food businesses
- International food law and standards

Environmental Law & Sustainability:

- Environmental protection and regulation
- Climate change and agricultural law
- Sustainable agriculture
- Environmental impact assessment
- Pollution control and agricultural activities
- Biodiversity conservation
- Ecosystem protection
- Sustainable development and environmental governance
- Environmental compliance and enforcement

Natural Resources & Land Governance:

- Water law and agricultural water management
- Natural resource governance
- Irrigation and water rights
- Forest and land-use regulation
- Soil conservation and land degradation
- Marine and freshwater resource management
- Common natural resources
- Indigenous and community resource rights

Agricultural Technology & Emerging Issues:

- Agricultural biotechnology and genetic modification
- Genetically modified crops and food regulation
- Precision agriculture and legal regulation
- Artificial intelligence in agriculture
- Agricultural drones and autonomous systems
- Digital agriculture and data governance
- Intellectual property in agricultural innovation
- Agricultural technology and privacy
- Emerging regulatory challenges in agri-tech

International & Comparative Agricultural and Environmental Law:

- Comparative agricultural law
- International agricultural trade law
- World Trade Organization and agricultural regulation
- International food standards
- International environmental agreements
- Cross-border environmental issues
- Climate agreements and agriculture
- Sustainable development frameworks
- International cooperation on food and environmental governance

Emerging Food, Agriculture & Environmental Issues:

- Food security and global food systems
- Climate-resilient agriculture
- Sustainable food production
- Environmental justice
- Corporate responsibility in food and agriculture
- Agricultural supply-chain regulation
- Consumer rights and sustainable food systems
- Green technology and agricultural development
- Legal responses to environmental and agricultural crises