Publications Recent publications Researcher Essential non‐essentials: COVID‐19 policy missteps in Nigeria rooted in persistent myths about African food supply chains Researcher Poverty reduction through the development of inclusive food value chains Covid‐19 and global food security Researcher Value Chain Development and the Poor: Promise, delivery, and opportunities for impact at scale Researcher Spatial food and nutrition security typologies for agriculture and food value chain interventions in Eastern DRC Researcher Aligning macroeconomic policies for agricultural transformation in Africa Publications by category Journal articles Books/chapters Discussion papers/reports Manuals/guides 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 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 Policy options for mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on domestic rice value chains and food security in West Africa COVID-19 , 26 Oct 20 Food consumption and food security during the COVID-19 pandemic in Addis Ababa COVID-19 , 17 Sep 20 Evolving food value chains inclusive value chains , 15 Sep 20 Quantity and quality food losses across the value chain: A comparative analysis Food loss , 10 Sep 20 Food marketing margins during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from vegetables in Ethiopia Vegetable value chains , 25 Aug 20 Food safety, modernization, and food prices: Evidence from milk in Ethiopia Livestock , 14 Aug 20 Impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on vegetable value chains in Ethiopia inclusive value chains , 10 Aug 20 COVID-19 risks to global food security Trade , 03 Aug 20 COVID-19 is shifting consumption and disrupting dairy value chains in Ethiopia inclusive value chains , 27 Jul 20 Agricultural value chains and structural transformation in Senegal: A product space approach inclusive value chains , 01 Jul 20 Empowerment in agricultural value chains: Mixed methods evidence from the Philippines Gender , 10 Jun 20 Gendered participation in poultry value chains: Qualitative findings from an impact evaluation of nutrition-sensitive poultry value chain intervention in Burkina Faso Gender , 14 May 20 Distortions to agricultural incentives: Evidence from Nigerian value chains inclusive value chains , 07 May 20 Consumer choices and demand for tilapia in urban Malawi: What are the complementarities and trade-offs? fishery value chains , 09 Jan 20 Empowerment in agricultural value chains: Mixed methods evidence from the Philippines Gender , 30 Oct 19 Global value chains and policy practice: The making of linkages in the Ivorian cashew industry Global value chains , 30 Oct 19 Cities, value chains, and dairy production in Ethiopia inclusive value chains , 16 Oct 19 Value chain transformation inclusive value chains , 07 Oct 19 Investing in wet mills and washed coffee in Ethiopia: Benefits and constraints inclusive value chains , 23 Sep 19 Dynamics in teff value chains inclusive value chains , 23 Sep 19 Supply chain from production areas to Addis Ababa inclusive value chains , 23 Sep 19 The role of food systems and value chains to improve diets in low income settings: Diagnostics to support intervention design in Malawi Nutrition , 23 Sep 19
