Department of Development Studies (DEV)

From Power to Women’s Empowerment: The Missing Links (2024)
Book Chapter
Polar, V., & Poole, N. From Power to Women’s Empowerment: The Missing Links. In J. Njuki, H. Tufan, V. Polar, H. Campos, & M. Morgan-Bell (Eds.), Gender, Power and Politics in Agriculture: Revisiting Theory and Practice (115-136). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60986-2_7

This chapter explores the instrumentalization of women’s empowerment in agricultural research for development, with particular attention on critically examining how the concept of empowerment has become understood as an externalized process that can... Read More about From Power to Women’s Empowerment: The Missing Links.

Flour blending can mitigate food insecurity and economic stress (2024)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Donovan, J., Kariuki, S., Rutsaert, P., Ibba, M. I., & Bentley, A. (2024). Flour blending can mitigate food insecurity and economic stress. Global Food Security, 41, Article 100758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100758

Cereal flour blending can reduce food insecurity risks, as well as contribute to economic and nutrition goals. Yet, the potential for blending has not been realized, and new products have not become scalable commercial propositions. Numerous experime... Read More about Flour blending can mitigate food insecurity and economic stress.

Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future (2022)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Sharma, R., Nemat, O. A., Trenchard, R., Scanlon, A., Davy, C., Ataei, N., Donovan, J., & Bentley, A. R. (2022). Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future. Plants, People, Planet, 4(5), 423-431. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10277

Societal Impact Statement: The production and availability of food underpins societal stability. In Afghanistan, wheat is the major arable agricultural crop and source of dietary energy. The withdrawal of NATO allies and partner countries from Afghan... Read More about Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future.

Role of staple cereals in human nutrition: Separating the wheat from the chaff in the infodemics age (2021)
Journal Article
Erenstein, O., Poole, N., & Donovan, J. (2022). Role of staple cereals in human nutrition: Separating the wheat from the chaff in the infodemics age. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 119, 508-513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2021.11.033

Background: Staple cereals always have been important dietary components, yet recent debates on their role in human diets are riddled with myths and misinformation. Scope and approach: This article examines the informational controversies, particular... Read More about Role of staple cereals in human nutrition: Separating the wheat from the chaff in the infodemics age.

Continuing cereals research for sustainable health and well-being (2021)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Donovan, J., & Erenstein, O. (2022). Continuing cereals research for sustainable health and well-being. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 20(5), 693-704. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2021.1975437

Cereals research over the past fifty years has led to huge improvements in production, productivity and food security. The current emphasis in agri-nutrition on micronutrients has cast doubt on the need to continue to invest in cereals. However, besi... Read More about Continuing cereals research for sustainable health and well-being.

Viewpoint: Agri-nutrition research: Revisiting the contribution of maize and wheat to human nutrition and health (2020)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Donovan, J., & Erenstein, O. (2021). Viewpoint: Agri-nutrition research: Revisiting the contribution of maize and wheat to human nutrition and health. Food Policy, 100, Article 101976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101976

Research linking agriculture and nutrition has evolved since the mid-20th century. The current focus is on child-stunting, dietary diversity and ‘nutrient-rich’ foods in recognition of the growing burdens of malnutrition and non-communicable diseases... Read More about Viewpoint: Agri-nutrition research: Revisiting the contribution of maize and wheat to human nutrition and health.

Being realistic about the contribution of private businesses to public nutrition objectives (2020)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Agnew, J., Ansari, N., Bhavani, R. V., Maestre Morales, M., Mehmood, R., & Rohit Parasar, R. (2020). Being realistic about the contribution of private businesses to public nutrition objectives. Food chain (2011. Online), 9(2), 91-102. https://doi.org/10.3362/2046-1887.19-00013

This article concerns the role of the state and the private sector in addressing Sustainable Development Goal 2, which is to end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. We critique the ‘food environme... Read More about Being realistic about the contribution of private businesses to public nutrition objectives.

Food production and consumption in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan: the challenges of sustainability and seasonality for dietary diversity (2019)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Amiri, H., Amiri, S. M., Farhank, I., & Zanello, G. (2019). Food production and consumption in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan: the challenges of sustainability and seasonality for dietary diversity. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 17(6), 413-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2019.1680229

In Asia, high levels of malnutrition threaten the health and livelihoods of millions of households. This paper concentrates on linkages between agriculture and nutrition in Afghanistan where food and nutrition insecurity are increasing and agricultur... Read More about Food production and consumption in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan: the challenges of sustainability and seasonality for dietary diversity.

Buy or make? Agricultural production diversity, markets and dietary diversity in Afghanistan (2019)
Journal Article
Zanello, G., Shankar, B., & Poole, N. (2019). Buy or make? Agricultural production diversity, markets and dietary diversity in Afghanistan. Food Policy, 87, Article 101731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2019.101731

Increasing on-farm production diversity and improving markets are recognized as ways to improve the dietary diversity of smallholders. Using instrumental variable methods to account for endogeneity, we study the interplay of production diversity, mar... Read More about Buy or make? Agricultural production diversity, markets and dietary diversity in Afghanistan.

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