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'Leave no one behind': A power-capabilities-energy justice perspective on energy transition in remote rural communities in Cambodia (2024)
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Siciliano, G., Cantoni, R., Lonn, P., Por, N., Kry, S., Morn, C., & Oudom, H. (2025). 'Leave no one behind': A power-capabilities-energy justice perspective on energy transition in remote rural communities in Cambodia. World Development, 185, Article 106793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106793

Over the past two decades electricity access in Cambodia has increased considerably. The Electricity Authority of Cambodia has announced that the country expanded energy access from 34% in 2010 to 98% by mid-2022, but that 245 villages still lack acc... Read More about 'Leave no one behind': A power-capabilities-energy justice perspective on energy transition in remote rural communities in Cambodia.

Flour blending can mitigate food insecurity and economic stress (2024)
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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.

Investigating market-based opportunities for the provision of nutritious and safe diets to prevent childhood stunting: a UKRI-GCRF action against stunting hub protocol paper. (2024)
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Cooper, G. S., Davies-Kershaw, H., Dominguez-Salas, P., Fahmida, U., Faye, B., Ferguson, E., Grace, D., Häsler, B., Kadiyala, S., Konapur, A., Kulkarni, B., Chengat Prakashbabu, B., Pramesthi, I. L., Rowland, D., Selvaraj, K., Sudibya, A. R. P., Tine, R. C., Yadav, D. M. D., Zahra, N. L., Shankar, B., & Heffernan, C. (2024). Investigating market-based opportunities for the provision of nutritious and safe diets to prevent childhood stunting: a UKRI-GCRF action against stunting hub protocol paper. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 8(Suppl 1), Article e001671. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001671

Background: Inadequate access to affordable, safe, desirable and convenient nutrient-dense food is one of the underlying causes of child stunting. While targeted nutrition-sensitive interventions (eg, backyard 'nutri-gardens') may increase dietary di... Read More about Investigating market-based opportunities for the provision of nutritious and safe diets to prevent childhood stunting: a UKRI-GCRF action against stunting hub protocol paper..

Do provisioning ecosystem services change along gradients of increasing agricultural production? (2024)
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Ahammad, R., Tomscha, S. A., Gergel, S. E., Baudron, F., Duriaux-Chavarría, J.-Y., Foli, S., Gumbo, D., Rowland, D., van Vianen, J., & Sunderland, T. C. H. (2024). Do provisioning ecosystem services change along gradients of increasing agricultural production?. Landscape Ecology, 39(5), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-01794-3

Context: Increasing agricultural production shapes the flow of ecosystem services (ES), including provisioning services that support the livelihoods and nutrition of people in tropical developing countries. Although our broad understanding of the soc... Read More about Do provisioning ecosystem services change along gradients of increasing agricultural production?.

Participatory mapping of ecosystem services across a gradient of agricultural intensification in West Kalimantan, Indonesia (2023)
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Mathys, A., van Vianen, J., Rowland, D., Narulita, S., Palomo, I., Pascual, U., Sutherland, I., Ahammad, R., & Sunderland, T. (2023). Participatory mapping of ecosystem services across a gradient of agricultural intensification in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Ecosystems and People, 19(1), Article 2174685. https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2023.2174685

Agrarian change affects the supply and demand of ecosystem services (ES) by reducing the extent of natural ecosystems. Agricultural intensification can lead to changes in land covers and livelihood opportunities and it remains unclear how such change... Read More about Participatory mapping of ecosystem services across a gradient of agricultural intensification in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Youth, Gender and Climate Resilience: Voices of Adolescent and Young Women in Southern Africa (2022)
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Tanner, T., Mazingi, L., & Muyambwa, D. F. (2022). Youth, Gender and Climate Resilience: Voices of Adolescent and Young Women in Southern Africa. Sustainability, 14, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148797

In contrast to the dominant ‘vulnerability narrative’ applied to studies of gender, age, and other intersectional characteristics in determining ifferentiated impacts of climate change, there is growing attention to the agency and voices of young pe... Read More about Youth, Gender and Climate Resilience: Voices of Adolescent and Young Women in Southern Africa.

Transforming food systems with trees and forests. (2022)
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Ickowitz, A., McMullin, S., Rosenstock, T., Dawson, I., Rowland, D., Powell, B., Mausch, K., Djoudi, H., Sunderland, T., Nurhasan, M., Novak, A., Gitz, V., Meybeck, A., Jamnadass, R., Guariguata, M. R., Termote, C., & Nasi, R. (2022). Transforming food systems with trees and forests. The Lancet Planetary Health, 6(7), e632-e639. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196%2822%2900091-2

The global food system is failing to deliver sufficient and nutritious food to all, while damaging the earth and unsustainably drawing down its resources. We argue that trees and forests are essential to solving these challenges. We outline the curre... Read More about Transforming food systems with trees and forests..

A food systems approach and qualitative system dynamics model to reveal policy issues within the commercial broiler chicken system in South Africa (2022)
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Queenan, K., Cuevas, S., Mabhaudhi, T., Chimonyo, M., Shankar, B., Slotow, R., & Häsler, B. (2022). A food systems approach and qualitative system dynamics model to reveal policy issues within the commercial broiler chicken system in South Africa. PLoS ONE, 17(6), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270756

Global broiler production and consumption levels continue to rise. South Africa’s broiler system is dominated by commercial production and formal retail trade, with competition from cheap imports. Local broiler policies have narrow, production-driven... Read More about A food systems approach and qualitative system dynamics model to reveal policy issues within the commercial broiler chicken system in South Africa.

Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future (2022)
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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.

Oil palm and gendered time use: A mixed-methods case study from West Kalimantan, Indonesia. (2022)
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Rowland, D., Zanello, G., Waliyo, E., & Ickowitz, A. (2022). Oil palm and gendered time use: A mixed-methods case study from West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Forest Policy and Economics, 137, Article 102682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102682

Measuring the social impact of oil palm requires the use of multiple metrics which capture different dimensions of well-being. To date, most studies have examined welfare outcomes at the household level, relying on a relatively narrow range of indica... Read More about Oil palm and gendered time use: A mixed-methods case study from West Kalimantan, Indonesia..

Role of staple cereals in human nutrition: Separating the wheat from the chaff in the infodemics age (2021)
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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)
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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.

Low-carbon energy, sustainable development and justice: towards a just energy transition for the society and the environment (2021)
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Siciliano, G., Linda, W., Markus, L., & Ahn, D. (2021). Low-carbon energy, sustainable development and justice: towards a just energy transition for the society and the environment. Sustainable Development, 29(6), 1049-1061. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2193

Governments and civil society are increasingly aware that the decarbonization of energy systems needs to be aligned with justice principles of recognition, distribution, and process. This paper establishes a conceptual linkage between “sustainable de... Read More about Low-carbon energy, sustainable development and justice: towards a just energy transition for the society and the environment.

Energy implications of the 21st century agrarian transition (2021)
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Rosa, L., Rulli, M. C., Ali, S., Chiarelli, D. D., Dell'Angelo, J., Mueller, N. D., Scheidel, A., Siciliano, G., & D'Odorico, P. (2021). Energy implications of the 21st century agrarian transition. Nature Communications, 12(2319), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22581-7

The ongoing agrarian transition from small-holder farming to large-scale commercial agriculture is reshaping systems of production and human well-being in many regions. A fundamental part of this global transition is manifested in large-scale land ac... Read More about Energy implications of the 21st century agrarian transition.

Identifying ‘win-win-win’ futures from inequitable value chain trade-offs: A system dynamics approach (2021)
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Cooper, G. S., Rich, K. M., Shankar, B., Rana, V., Ratna, N. N., Kadiyala, S., Alam, M. J., & Nadagouda, S. B. (2021). Identifying ‘win-win-win’ futures from inequitable value chain trade-offs: A system dynamics approach. Agricultural Systems, 190, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103096

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There is growing recognition that food systems must adapt to become more sustainable and equitable. Consequently, in developing country contexts, there is increasing momentum away from traditional producer-facing value chain upgrades towards... Read More about Identifying ‘win-win-win’ futures from inequitable value chain trade-offs: A system dynamics approach.

REDD+ and the State: New Forest Politics in Costa Rica, Vietnam and Indonesia (2020)
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Lederer, M., Höhne, C., Navarro, G., Siciliano, G., & Alonso, V. (2020). REDD+ and the State: New Forest Politics in Costa Rica, Vietnam and Indonesia. Sociology, 8(2), 29-49

The objective of the paper is to shed some light on one aspect of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) that so far has only indirectly been at the centre of the debate, the interplay between public institutions and RED... Read More about REDD+ and the State: New Forest Politics in Costa Rica, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Viewpoint: Agri-nutrition research: Revisiting the contribution of maize and wheat to human nutrition and health (2020)
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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)
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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.