Publications Recent publications Researcher From unfair prices to unfair trading practices: Political economy, value chains and 21st century agri-food policy Researcher A review of evidence on gender equality, women’s empowerment, and food systems Researcher Urban proximity, access to value chains, and dairy productivity in Ethiopia Researcher Contract Farming, Profitability, and Adoption of Food Safety Measures in Broiler Production in Bangladesh Researcher Crop prices, farm incomes, and food security during the COVID-19 pandemic in India: Phone-based producer survey evidence from Haryana State Researcher Trade, Value Chain Technology and Prices: Evidence from Dairy in East Africa Publications by category Journal articles Books/chapters Discussion papers/reports Manuals/guides From unfair prices to unfair trading practices: Political economy, value chains and 21st century agri-food policy This article analyzes how value chains play a role in the political economy of agricultural and f Read more Urban proximity, access to value chains, and dairy productivity in Ethiopia This article analyzes how urban proximity introduces spatial heterogeneity in farm productivity w Read more Crop prices, farm incomes, and food security during the COVID-19 pandemic in India: Phone-based producer survey evidence from Haryana State In March 2020, India declared a nationwide lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more COVID-19 and impacts on global food systems and household welfare The food system, and those who depend on it, have been strongly but unevenly affected by COVID-19 Read more Food prices and marketing margins during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Evidence from vegetable value chains in Ethiopia It is widely feared that the shock of the COVID‐19 pandemic will lead to a significant worsening Read more Resilience of global and local value chains to the Covid‐19 pandemic: Survey evidence from vegetable value chains in Senegal Photo credit: World Bank In this paper we descr Read more On the origins of food loss In this paper, we try to understand what the main causes of food losses (FLs) are. Read more Food consumption and food security during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Addis Ababa International humanitarian organizations have expressed substantial concern about the potential f Read more Food loss and waste in food supply chains. A systematic literature review and framework development approach This study examines the state of the art of the literature in the domain of food loss and waste ( Read more Essential non‐essentials: COVID‐19 policy missteps in Nigeria rooted in persistent myths about African food supply chains Food supply chains are extremely important for food access and livelihoods across Africa, but the Read more Poverty reduction through the development of inclusive food value chains Propelled by urbanization, rising incomes, and changing diets, food markets have been expanding i Read more The Right Tortilla for the Right Occasion: Variation in Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Blue Maize Tortillas Based on Utilization This study examined consumers’ purchasing habits and demand in peri-urban Mexico City for three t Read more Policy options for mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on domestic rice value chains and food security in West Africa Rice plays a strategic role in food security in West Africa. Read more Quantity and quality food losses across the value chain: A comparative analysis photo credit: World Bank Read more COVID-19 risks to global food security As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, trade-offs have emerged between the need to contain the viru Read more Empowerment in agricultural value chains: Mixed methods evidence from the Philippines Women's participation and empowerment in value chains are goals of many development organizations Read more Distortions to agricultural incentives: Evidence from Nigerian value chains Photo credit: The Guardian< Read more Global value chains and policy practice: The making of linkages in the Ivorian cashew industry The global value chain framework has gained increasing prominence as a policy tool for resource-b Read more Rapid transformation of food systems in developing regions: Highlighting the role of agricultural research & innovations Developing regions' food system has transformed rapidly in the past several decades. Read more The impact of smallholder farmers’ participation in avocado export markets on the labor market, farm yields, sales prices, and incomes in Kenya Smallholder producers in sub-Saharan Africa are often unable integrate into markets and access hi Read more Food systems for sustainable development: Proposals for a profound four-part transformation Evidence shows the importance of food systems for sustainable development: they are at the nexus Read more Policy-induced price distortions along the small ruminant value chains in Ethiopia Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify sources and quantifying di Read more Impact of traditional versus modern dairy value chains on food security: Evidence from India’s dairy sector The Indian government has made significant efforts to promote dairy cooperatives to link the milk Read more Measuring distortions to agricultural incentives for value chain analysis: Evidence from Indian value chains We extend the nominal rate of protection (NRP) methodology to a value chain framework. Read more Key issues in regional growth and integration in Southern Africa The decade to 2015 saw rapid growth in trade between Southern African Development Community (SADC Read more Services in Thailand and Participation in Global Value Chains This paper examines the services sector in Thailand with a focus on regional and global value cha Read more Japan's participation in global value chains: splitting the IO table into production for export and domestic sale This paper examines Japan's participation in global value chains (GVCs). Read more The Role of Trade Policies in Building Regional Value Chains - Some Preliminary Evidence From Africa Regional value chains (RVCs) are considered as an important step towards greater integration into Read more Incomplete contracts and allocation of residual claim along the global value chains: evidence from Japan The seminal work by Antras and Chor in 2013 predicted that, under incomplete-contracting environm Read more Mapping the Philippines in the Offshoring Services Global Value Chain This paper aims to analyse the current position and potential for upgrading of the Philippines in Read more Heterogeneous incentives for innovation adoption: The price effect on segmented markets It is now commonly accepted that poverty alleviation and the development of agricultural value ch Read more Coffee Value Chains on the Move: Evidence from Ethiopia International coffee markets are changing quickly due to market liberalization, increasingly stri Read more Identification of production challenges and benefits using value chain mapping of egg food systems in Nairobi, Kenya Commercial layer and indigenous chicken farming in Nairobi and associated activities in the egg v Read more Formal versus informal: Efficiency, inclusiveness and financing of dairy value chains in Indian Punjab This paper highlights that 1) Both formal and informal value chains coexist in the dairy sector o Read more LoaddingLoaddingLoadding Most popular From unfair prices to unfair trading practices: Political economy, value chains and 21st century agri-food policy Global value chains , 22 Jul 21 A review of evidence on gender equality, women’s empowerment, and food systems Food systems , 14 Jul 21 Urban proximity, access to value chains, and dairy productivity in Ethiopia Livestock , 05 Jul 21 Contract Farming, Profitability, and Adoption of Food Safety Measures in Broiler Production in Bangladesh inclusive value chains , 28 Jun 21 Crop prices, farm incomes, and food security during the COVID-19 pandemic in India: Phone-based producer survey evidence from Haryana State COVID-19 , 28 Jun 21 Trade, Value Chain Technology and Prices: Evidence from Dairy in East Africa Livestock , 18 Jun 21 COVID-19 and impacts on global food systems and household welfare COVID-19 , 03 Jun 21 Food prices and marketing margins during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Evidence from vegetable value chains in Ethiopia COVID-19 , 17 May 21 Impact of COVID-19 on Egypt’s dairy and artichoke value-chains: Qualitative findings from rapid value chain assessments COVID-19 , 05 May 21 Immediate impacts of COVID-19 on the aquaculture value chain in Ghana fishery value chains , 27 Apr 21 Resilience of global and local value chains to the Covid‐19 pandemic: Survey evidence from vegetable value chains in Senegal COVID-19 , 13 Apr 21 Does market inclusion empower women? 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A systematic literature review and framework development approach Food loss , 25 Feb 21 Livestock policies in Son La Province, Vietnam - a review Livestock , 18 Feb 21 Prioritizing value chains for climate-smart agriculture (CSA) promotion in Mali, Niger and Senegal Climate change , 11 Feb 21 Reshaping agrifood systems to achieve multiple development goals inclusive value chains , 15 Jan 21 Food value chain transformation in developing regions inclusive value chains , 15 Jan 21 Agricultural development in a changing world inclusive value chains , 15 Jan 21 Essential non‐essentials: COVID‐19 policy missteps in Nigeria rooted in persistent myths about African food supply chains COVID-19 , 30 Dec 20 Poverty reduction through the development of inclusive food value chains inclusive value chains , 07 Dec 20 Covid‐19 and global food security COVID-19 , 04 Dec 20 Value Chain Development and the Poor: Promise, delivery, and opportunities for impact at scale inclusive value chains , 24 Nov 20 Spatial food and nutrition security typologies for agriculture and food value chain interventions in Eastern DRC inclusive value chains , 09 Nov 20 Policy responses to rapidly transforming midstream value chain segments in Africa: The case of the millet sector in Senegal inclusive value chains , 03 Nov 20 Aligning macroeconomic policies for agricultural transformation in Africa Policy measurement and analysis , 03 Nov 20 The Right Tortilla for the Right Occasion: Variation in Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Blue Maize Tortillas Based on Utilization inclusive value chains , 30 Oct 20
