This website is work in progress. Considering my various time commitments, it will take a while for it to mature to where I would like it to be. My vision is that when it is done, it would be a highly useful resource to people interested in areas that I am interested in, areas which include:

• Land Use Policy, growth management, urban revitalization, farmland and natural resource preservation, and resource conservation.
• Agricultural viability, sustainability and marketing at the urban fringe.
• Industrial organization and Economic development policy in the food industry.
• Emerging food systems.

As a land grant scholar and later Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources, I am particularly interested in public access to the resources of academia for the improvement of public understanding. This is particularly so for areas related to public policy. In this day and age, we should all strive to utilize the web in getting our work in the hands of those who could benefit from it. Some of my papers will obviously be of benefit to those interested in the issues that have inspired me. To the extent to which some of my work are related to your interest in these issues, you can request copies of my papers, reports and publications by sending an email to adelaja@aesop.rutgers.edu.

This Website is linked to other important Websites that are of obvious interest to my Website visitors:

As founder of the Food Policy Institute and its first director, I am extremely proud of the progress and accomplishments of the institute. I believe it is important for readers to avail themselves of the quality research being conducted there; the outreach to the agricultural, food wholesale, food retail, food manufacturing, and food service industries, as well as to policy decision makers; and the industry development efforts and partnerships that make FPI unique.

As faculty member and former chair of the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics at Rutgers, I am excited about sharing the exciting work of the department with visitors.

As founder of the Food Innovation Research and Extension Center in Bridgeton, New Jersey, I am proud of the impact that this outlying food station is having on New Jersey industry.

Obviously, links are provided to Cook College, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and Rutgers Cooperative Extension which I was responsible for as Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Rutgers.

You will also see linkages to various organizations that I am connected with as a director, board member, or affiliate.

Soji Adelaja
Emeritus Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Dean of Cook College, Rutgers University
Emeritus Professor of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Cook College, Rutgers University