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Food security: deconstructing the challenge for developing countries (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Poole, N. (2011, July). Food security: deconstructing the challenge for developing countries. Paper presented at AHRC Environment and Identity Conference, Pendennis Castle, Cornwall

Questions concerning food have multiple dimensions: food security depends on natural resources for production, distribution and consumption; food insecurity has been a defining characteristic of developing countries; food price inflation has been hea... Read More about Food security: deconstructing the challenge for developing countries.

Sourcing strategies in the Italian coffee industry (2011)
Journal Article
Borzoni, M., & Poole, N. (2011). Sourcing strategies in the Italian coffee industry. Food chain (2011. Online), 1(1), 71-86

The aim of this paper is to understand how coffee roasters in the Italy source from a variety of suppliers. In identifying the roasters’ sourcing strategies, this work helps to understand how these ‘channel captains’ shape the whole supply chain.... Read More about Sourcing strategies in the Italian coffee industry.