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Tree products, food security and livelihoods: a household study of Burkina Faso (2016)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Audia, C., Kaboret, B., & Kent, R. (2016). Tree products, food security and livelihoods: a household study of Burkina Faso. Environmental Conservation, 43(4), 359-367. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892916000175

This paper examines the contribution of products derived from baobab (Adansonia digitata), shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) and néré (Parkia biglobosa) to rural livelihoods in Burkina Faso. A survey was conducted in northern and southern regions to identif... Read More about Tree products, food security and livelihoods: a household study of Burkina Faso.

Reducing Anemia Prevalence in Afghanistan: Socioeconomic Correlates and the Particular Role of Agricultural Assets (2016)
Journal Article
Flores-Martinez, A., Zanello, G., Shankar, B., & Poole, N. (2016). Reducing Anemia Prevalence in Afghanistan: Socioeconomic Correlates and the Particular Role of Agricultural Assets. PLoS ONE, 11(6), Article 0156878. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156878

This research aims to examine the socio-economic correlates of anemia in women, and potential sources of iron in household diets in Afghanistan. It also examines whether ownership of agricultural (particularly livestock) assets and their use in food... Read More about Reducing Anemia Prevalence in Afghanistan: Socioeconomic Correlates and the Particular Role of Agricultural Assets.

Changing asset endowments and smallholder participation in higher-value markets: evidence from certified-coffee producers in Nicaragua (2016)
Book Chapter
Donovan, J., & Poole, N. (2016). Changing asset endowments and smallholder participation in higher-value markets: evidence from certified-coffee producers in Nicaragua. In A. Devaux, M. Torero, J. Donovan, & D. Horton (Eds.), Innovation for Inclusive Value-Chain Development: Successes and Challenges (93-126). International Food Policy Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292130

Governing the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Interactions, Infrastructures, and Institutions (2015)
Journal Article
Waage, J., Yap, C., Bell, S., Levy, C., Mace, G., Pegram, T., Unterhalter, E., Dasandi, N., Hudson, D., Kock, R., Mayhew, S. H., Marx, C., & Poole, N. (2015). Governing the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Interactions, Infrastructures, and Institutions. The Lancet Global Health, 3(5), e251-e252. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X%2815%2970112-9

Three of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) concerned health. There is only one health goal in 17 proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Critiques of the MDGs included missed opportunities to realise positive interactions between g... Read More about Governing the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Interactions, Infrastructures, and Institutions.