Research on World Agricultural Economy

Cross-Border Cooperation and Agricultural Development: Opportunities and Challenges

Guest Editor:

Dr. Rui Alexandre Castanho  
Faculty of Applied Sciences, WSB University, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland
Valoriza Research Center – IPP. Portalegre, Portugal

Special Issue Information:

Dear Colleagues,

In a world of strong dynamism and tensions in geopolitics, climate change, and resource scarcity, cross-border cooperation emerges as a vital mechanism to foster agricultural development and ensure food security. Border regions often share common environmental, economic, and social challenges, making coordinated agricultural strategies beneficial and essential.

Contextually, this Special Issue aims to explore how cross-border frameworks, whether bilateral or multilateral, can support sustainable rural development, enhance agri-food value chains, and encourage innovation across agricultural systems.

Therefore, we invite contributions that examine policy mechanisms, institutional frameworks, and case studies where international collaboration has positively influenced agricultural productivity, land use planning, environmental management, or rural livelihoods.

So, studies that evaluate the role of EU territorial cooperation, trade integration, and joint innovation platforms in improving resilience and sustainability in borderland agriculture are of particular interest.

Guest Editor
Prof Dr. / EU Ambassador Rui Alexandre Castanho

Keywords:

• Cross-border cooperation
• Agricultural development
• Border regions
• Food security
• Rural innovation
• Sustainable farming
• Territorial governance
• EU Interreg
• Climate-smart agriculture
• Regional integration

How to Submit Manuscripts?

You can submit your manuscript in two ways:

Please visit the Submissions Guidelines page before submitting a manuscript. Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Manuscripts should be submitted online through the online manuscript submission and editorial system. Additionally, please include a cover letter specifying that the manuscript is intended for the Special Issue "Cross-Border Cooperation and Agricultural Development: Opportunities and Challenges " when submitting it online. Manuscripts can be submitted until the submission deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal and will be listed together on the Special Issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract can be sent to the sent to the relevant editor rui.castanho@ipportalegre.pt and cc IreneFang@nassg.org for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process.