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Rural poverty in Mexico: assets and livelihood strategies among the Mayas of Yucatán (2007)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Gauthier, R., & Mizrahi, A. (2007). Rural poverty in Mexico: assets and livelihood strategies among the Mayas of Yucatán. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 5(4), 315-330. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2007.9684831

Understanding poverty and sustainability needs livelihood studies that acknowledge heterogeneity at the community and household level. This is particularly true for Latin America where inequality and ethnicity are important aspects of poverty and sus... Read More about Rural poverty in Mexico: assets and livelihood strategies among the Mayas of Yucatán.

The Economic Impact of Supermarket Growth in Vietnamese Food Supply Chains (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cadilhon, J. J., Fearne, A. P., Figuié, M., Giac Tam, P. T., Moustier, P., & Poole, N. (2006, January). The Economic Impact of Supermarket Growth in Vietnamese Food Supply Chains. Paper presented at Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Sustainability impacts of supermarket growth in Vietnamese food supply chains (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cadilhon, J. J., Fearne, A. P., Figuié, M., Giac Tam, P. T., Moustier, P., & Poole, N. (2006, January). Sustainability impacts of supermarket growth in Vietnamese food supply chains. Paper presented at The Second International Conference on Sustainable Heritage Development: Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Hanoi and Halong Bay, Vietnam

Traditional vs. Modern Food Systems? Insights from Vegetable Supply Chains to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) (2006)
Journal Article
Poole, N., Cadilhon, J. J., Giac Tam, P. T., & Moustier, P. (2006). Traditional vs. Modern Food Systems? Insights from Vegetable Supply Chains to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). Development Policy Review, 24(1), 31-49. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7679.2006.00312.x

This article describes the development of vegetable marketing in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), where modern distribution outlets are competing fiercely with traditional traders for wholesale and retail customers. Data from interviews with supply chain... Read More about Traditional vs. Modern Food Systems? Insights from Vegetable Supply Chains to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam).

Food safety performance in European Union accession countries: benchmarking the fresh produce import sector in Hungary (2006)
Journal Article
García Martínez, M., Poole, N., Skinner, C., Illés, B., & Lehota, J. (2006). Food safety performance in European Union accession countries: benchmarking the fresh produce import sector in Hungary. Agribusiness, 22(1), 69-89. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.20073

Countries that accede to the European Union face a complex and urgent task to adopt and implement the acquis communautaire on food safety. For the food industries in such countries, this implies that the European Union’s standards of food production... Read More about Food safety performance in European Union accession countries: benchmarking the fresh produce import sector in Hungary.

Making markets work for the rural poor (Hacer funcionar los mercados a beneficio de los pobres rurales) (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Poole, N. (2005, April). Making markets work for the rural poor (Hacer funcionar los mercados a beneficio de los pobres rurales). Paper presented at Invited paper presented at the international conference 'Reducción de la Pobreza en Centroamérica: Fortalecimiento de Servicios Técnicos, Empresariales y Financieros, Turrialba, Costa Rica: CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza)