Professor Nigel Poole
Key information
- Roles
- Professor of International Development Policy Food Studies Centre Member Centre for Development, Environment and Policy Member
- Qualifications
- BSc (Notts); MSc (Reading); MSc, PhD (London)
- Email address
- n.poole@soas.ac.uk
Biography
Nigel originally trained in natural sciences and agricultural extension.
He switched into socioeconomics and has experience in diverse countries in Latin America, the Mediterranean Basin, Sub-Saharan Africa and South and South-east Asia. His teaching is mainly in marketing, business and knowledge management. Since 2004 he has supervised 16 PhD students to completion and co-supervised a number of others.
His research interests are in agrifood systems organisation and performance, principally in developing economies, addressing issues of:
- Value chain approaches to agricultural market development, nutrition and poverty reduction
- Marketing, information, communication and market coordination
- Management of natural resources and derived products
- Livelihoods, small business development, producer organisations and capacity building
This work uses institutional concepts in agricultural economics and supply chain management, and also draws on other disciplines. He is currently completing analyses of dairy production and consumption as part of research on agrifood health and nutrition value chain linkages with the DFID-funded multi-institutional LANSA research programme in South Asia, covering Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
For this programme he led the Afghanistan Working Group and the work on value chains for nutrition. He has been a member of the Board of CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza/Centre for Tropical Agricultural Research and Teaching), Costa Rica, since 2013 and was Chairman for two years till September 2019.
He is Chairman of a small charity supporting schooling in Delhi, India (Wye and Brook India Trust, registered charity number 288217).
Publications
Smallholder Agriculture and Market Participation
Poole, Nigel (2017). Rugby; Rome: (Practical Action Publishing; Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations)
View this bookA Global Review of Rural Community Enterprises: the long and winding road for creating viable businesses
Donovan, Jason, Stoian, D. and Poole, Nigel (2008). Turrialba, Costa Rica: (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE))
View this bookPotato Industry in Ecuador: Production and Commercialisation
Vásquez Castillo, W. and Poole, Nigel (2006). Quito, Ecuador: (Centro Internacional de la Papa/Proyecto Papa Andina)
View this bookMarket Systems Analysis
Poulton, Colin and Poole, Nigel (2001). Wye: (External Programme, Imperial College at Wye)
View this bookEconomics for the Agrifood Industry
Ray, D. and Poole, Nigel (1996). Wye College External Programme, University of London: (Wye College Press)
View this bookAgricultural and Food Marketing in Developing Countries
Ray, D., Wedgwood, H., Pearce, R. and Poole, Nigel (1994). Wye College External Programme, University of London: (Wye College Press)
View this bookContinuing cereals research for sustainable health and well-being
Poole, Nigel, Donovan, Jason and Erenstein, Olaf, 2022, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability (20), 5, pp 693-704
View this articleSowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future
Poole, Nigel, Sharma, Rajiv, Nemat, Orzala A., Trenchard, Richard, Scanlon, Andrew, Davy, Charles, Ataei, Najibeh, Donovan, Jason and Bentley, Alison R., 2022, Plants, People, Planet (4), 5, pp 423-431
View this articleNear- to long-term measures to stabilize global wheat supplies and food security.
Bentley, Alison R., Donovan, Jason, Sonder, Kai, Baudron, Frédéric, Lewis, Janet M, Voss, Rachel, Rutsaert, Pieter, Poole, Nigel, Kamoun, Sophien, Saunders, Diane G O, Hodson, David, Hughes, David P, Negra, Christine, Ibba, Maria Itria, Snapp, Sieglinde, Sida, Tesfaye Shiferaw, Jaleta, Moti, Tesfaye, Kindie, Becker-Reshef, Inbal and Govaerts, Bram, 2022, Nature Food (3), 7, pp 483-486
View this articleRole of staple cereals in human nutrition: Separating the wheat from the chaff in the infodemics age
Erenstein, Olaf, Poole, Nigel and Donovan, Jason, 2022, Trends in Food Science and Technology (119), pp 508-513
View this articleViewpoint: Agri-nutrition research: Revisiting the contribution of maize and wheat to human nutrition and health
Poole, Nigel, Donovan, Jason and Erenstein, Olaf, 2021, Food Policy (100), 101976
View this articleBeing realistic about the contribution of private businesses to public nutrition objectives
Poole, Nigel, Agnew, Jessica, Ansari, Natasha, Bhavani, R. V., Maestre Morales, Mar, Mehmood, Rashid and Rohit Parasar, Rohit, 2020, Food Chain (9), 2, pp 91-102
View this articleFood production and consumption in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan: the challenges of sustainability and seasonality for dietary diversity
Poole, Nigel, Amiri, Habiba, Amiri, Sardar Muhammad, Farhank, Islamudin and Zanello, Giacomo, 2019, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability (17), 6, pp 413-430
View this articleBuy or make? Agricultural production diversity, markets and dietary diversity in Afghanistan
Zanello, Giacomo, Shankar, Bhavani and Poole, Nigel, 2019, Food Policy (87), 101731, pp 101731
View this articlePrinciples of innovation to build nutrition-sensitive food systems in South Asia
Glover, Dominic and Poole, Nigel, 2019, Food Policy (82), pp 63-73
View this articleAgricultural inputs and nutrition in South Asia
Shankar, Bhavani, Poole, Nigel and Bird, Frances A., 2019, Food Policy (82), pp 28-38
View this articleLeveraging agriculture for nutrition in South Asia: What do we know, and what have we learned?
Gillespie, Stuart, Poole, Nigel, van den Bold, Mara, Bhavani, R. V., Dangour, Alan D. and Shetty, Prakash, 2019, Food Policy (82), pp 3-12
View this articleAre agriculture and nutrition policies and practice coherent? Stakeholder evidence from Afghanistan
Poole, Nigel, Echavez, Chona and Rowland, Dominic, 2018, Food Security (10), 6, pp 1577-1601
View this articleAmbition meets reality: Lessons from the taro boom in Nicaragua
Donovan, Jason, Poole, Nigel, Poe, Keith and Herrera-Arauz, Ingrid, 2018, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies (8), 1, pp 77-98
View this articleBuilding dairy value chains in Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Poole, Nigel, 2018, IDS Bulletin (49), 1, pp 107-127
View this articleValue chains for nutrition in South Asia: Who delivers nutritious foods, how and to whom?
Maestre Morales, Mar and Poole, Nigel, 2018, IDS Bulletin (49), 1, pp 1-20
View this articleStuck in a rut: emerging cocoa cooperatives in Peru and the factors that influence their performance
Donovan, Jason, Blare, Trent and Poole, Nigel, 2017, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability (15), 2, pp 169-184
View this articleAssessing food value chain pathways, linkages and impacts for better nutrition of vulnerable groups
Maestre Morales, Mar, Poole, Nigel and Henson, Spencer, 2017, Food Policy (68), pp 31-39
View this articleTree products, food security and livelihoods: a household study of Burkina Faso
Poole, Nigel, Audia, Camilla, Kaboret, Bartélémy and Kent, Rebecca, 2016, Environmental Conservation (43), 4, pp 359-367
View this articleReducing Anemia Prevalence in Afghanistan: Socioeconomic Correlates and the Particular Role of Agricultural Assets
Flores-Martinez, Artemisa, Zanello, Giacomo, Shankar, Bhavani and Poole, Nigel, 2016, PLoS ONE (11), 6, pp 156878
View this articleEmergent supply chains in the agrifood sector: insights from a whole chain approach
Anastasiadis, Foivos and Poole, Nigel, 2015, Supply Chain Management: an International Journal (20), 4, pp 353-368
View this articleGoverning the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Interactions, Infrastructures, and Institutions
Waage, Jeff, Yap, Chris, Bell, S., Levy, C., Mace, G., Pegram, T., Unterhalter, Elaine, Dasandi, N., Hudson, D., Kock, R., Mayhew, Susannah H., Marx, C. and Poole, Nigel, 2015, The Lancet Global Health (3), 5, pp e251-e252
View this articleFacilitating entry into shea processing: a study of two interventions in northern Ghana
Kent, Rebecca, Bakaweri, Chris and Poole, Nigel, 2014, Food Chain (4), 3, pp 209-224
View this articleChanging asset endowments and smallholder participation in higher value markets: Evidence from certified coffee producers in Nicaragua
Donovan, Jason and Poole, Nigel, 2014, Food Policy (44), pp 1-13
View this articleBuilding cooperative capacity: the specialty coffee sector in Nicaragua
Poole, Nigel and Donovan, Jason, 2014, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies (4), 2, pp 133-156
View this articlePartnerships in fairtrade coffee: a close-up look at how buyers and NGOs build supply capacity in Nicaragua
Donovan, Jason and Poole, Nigel, 2014, Food Chain (4), 1, pp 34-48
View this articleCommercialisation: A meta-approach for agricultural development among smallholder farmers in Africa?
Poole, Nigel, Chitundu, Maureen and Msoni, Ronald, 2013, Food Policy (41), pp 155-165
View this articleAsset building in response to value chain development: lessons from taro producers in Nicaragua
Donovan, Jason and Poole, Nigel, 2013, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability (11), 1, pp 23-37
View this articleValue chain perspectives and literature: a review
Poole, Nigel, 2013, Food Chain (3), 3, pp 199-211
View this articleEducation For All and For What? Life-skills and livelihoods in rural communities
Poole, Nigel, Alvarez, Fernando, Solís, Roberto and Penagos, Nora, 2013, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies (3), 1, pp 64-78
View this articleSourcing strategies in the Italian coffee industry
Borzoni, M. and Poole, Nigel, 2011, Food Chain (1), 1, pp 71-86
View this articleFeeding the Worlth Healthily: the Challenge of Measuring the effects of Agriculture on Health
Hawkesworth, Sophie, Dangour, Alan D., Johnston, Deborah, Lock, Karen, Poole, Nigel, Rushton, Jonathan, Uauy, Ricardo and Waage, Jeff, 2010, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (365), 1554, pp 3083-3097
View this articleThe use of intellectual property protection by micro, small and medium scale enterprises: a case study of Ghana
Sey, A., Lowe, B. and Poole, Nigel, 2010, Enterprise Development and Microfinance (21), 1, pp 67-83
View this articleMarket linkages: characterizing business-to-business relationships in Vietnamese vegetable supply chains
Cadilhon, J. J., Fearne, Andrew P., Giac Tam, P. T., Moustier, P. and Poole, Nigel, 2009, Acta Horticulturae (809), pp 135-146
View this articleThe role of inter-personal relationships in the dissolution of business relationships
Gedeon, I.-M., Fearne, Andrew P. and Poole, Nigel, 2009, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing (24), 3/4, pp 218-226
View this articleMaking markets - and institutions - work for the poor
Poole, Nigel, 2009, Eurochoices (8), 1, pp 40-45
View this articleThe failure of multinational food retailers in Japan: a matter of convenience?
Haddock-Fraser, J., Poole, Nigel and Doishita, M., 2009, British Food Journal (111), 4, pp 327-348
View this articleConstructing livelihoods in rural Mexico: milpa in Mayan culture
de Frece, Annabel and Poole, Nigel, 2008, Journal of Peasant Studies (25), 2, pp 335-352
View this articleQuality perceptions under evolving information conditions: implications for diet, health and consumer satisfaction
Poole, Nigel, Martínez-Carrasco Martínez, Laura and Vidal Giménez, Fernando, 2007, Food Policy (32), 2, pp 175-188
View this articleRural poverty in Mexico: assets and livelihood strategies among the Mayas of Yucatán
Poole, Nigel, Gauthier, Remi and Mizrahi, Aliza, 2007, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability (5), 4, pp 315-330
View this articleTraditional vs. Modern Food Systems? Insights from Vegetable Supply Chains to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
Poole, Nigel, Cadilhon, J. J., Giac Tam, P. T. and Moustier, P., 2006, Development Policy Review (24), 1, pp 31-49
View this articleEvaluación de preferencias hacia las mandarinas en el mercado británico. Aplicación de las subastas Vickrey
Martínez-Carrasco Martínez, Laura, Vidal Giménez, Fernando and Poole, Nigel, 2006, Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales (6), 11, pp 157-175
View this articleThe Economic Impact of Supermarket Growth on Vietnamese Food Supply Chains
Cadilhon, J. J., Fearne, Andrew P., Figuié, M., Giac Tam, P. T., Moustier, P. and Poole, Nigel, 2006, The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability (2), 27, pp 1-12
View this articleMercados: Análisis del comportamiento de compra de vino del consumidor británico
Martínez-Carrasco Martínez, Laura, Naber, Y. and Poole, Nigel, 2006, Viticultura Enología Profesional (106), pp 5-16
View this articleFood safety performance in European Union accession countries: benchmarking the fresh produce import sector in Hungary
García Martínez, M., Poole, Nigel, Skinner, Claire, Illés, B.C. and Lehota, J., 2006, Agribusiness: an International Journal (22), 1, pp 69-89
View this articlePoverty, inequality and ethnicity: a note to policy makers on Latin America
Poole, Nigel, 2005, Eurochoices (4), 3, pp 44-49
View this articleCollaborative commerce or just common sense? Insights from vegetable supply chains in Ho Chi Minh City
Cadilhon, J. J., Fearne, Andrew P., Tam, P.T.G., Moustier, P. and Poole, Nigel, 2005, Supply Chain Management: an International Journal (10), 3, pp 147-149
View this articleThe development of private fresh produce safety standards: implications for developing Mediterranean exporting countries
Martinez, Marian García and Poole, Nigel, 2004, Food Policy (29), 3, pp 229-255
View this articlePerennialism and poverty reduction: knowledge strategies for tree and forest products
Poole, Nigel, 2004, Development Policy Review (22), 1, pp 49-74
View this articleAnalysing linkages between strategy, performance, management structure and culture in the Spanish fresh produce industry
García Martínez, M. and Poole, Nigel, 2004, International Food and Agribusiness Management Review (7), 4, pp 16-39
View this articleLivelihood gains and ecological costs of NTFP dependence: assessing the roles of dependence, ecological knowledge and market structure in three contrasting human and ecological settings in south India
Shaanker, R. U., Ganeshaiah, K. N., Krishnan, Smitha, Ramya, R., Meera, C., Aravind, N. A., Kumar, Arvind, Rao, Dinesh, Vanraj, G., Ramachandra, J., Gauthier, Remi, Ghazoul, J., Poole, Nigel and Chinnappa Reddy, B. V., 2004, Environmental Conservation (31), 3, pp 242-253
View this articleMarkets, Institutions and Technology: Missing Links in Livelihoods Analysis
Dorward, Andrew, Kydd, Jonathan, Morrison, Jamie and Poole, Nigel, 2003, Development Policy Review (21), 3, pp 319-32
View this articleModelling Vegetable Marketing Systems in South East Asia: phenomenological insights from Vietnam
Cadilhon, J. J., Fearne, Andrew P., Moustier, P. and Poole, Nigel, 2003, Supply Chain Management: an International Journal (8), 5, pp 427-441
View this articleImproving agri-food marketing in developing economies: Contractual vegetable markets in Ghana
Poole, Nigel, Seini, A.W. and Heh, V., 2003, Development in Practice (13), 5, pp 551-557
View this articleAz értéklánc és ellátási lánc benchmarkingja az Egyesült Királyság és Magyarország friss zöldség-gyümölcs importpiacán
Illés, B.C., García Martínez, M., Lehota, J., Poole, Nigel and Skinner, Claire, 2003, Gazdálkodás : agrárökonómiai tudományos folyóirat = scientific journal on agricultural economics. (47), 1, pp 52-60
View this articleAgricultural market knowledge: systems for delivery of a private and public good
Poole, Nigel and Lynch, K., 2003, Journal of Agricultural Extension and Education (9), 3, pp 117-126
View this articleRisk Management and Food Safety: global issues for business
Poole, Nigel, Spedding, L. and Marshall, F., 2002, Due Diligence and Risk Management (3), 4, pp 2-6
View this articleIdentificación de grupos estratégicos en el sector hortofrutícola español
García Martínez, M., Poole, Nigel, Del Campo Gomis, F. J. and López Lluch, D., 2002, Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales (2), 1, pp 89-113
View this articleAir pollution effects and initiatives to improve food quality assurance in India
Poole, Nigel, Marshall, F. and Bhupal, D. S., 2002, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture (41), 4, pp 363-386
View this articleA Repositioning Strategy for Olive oil in the UK market
García Martínez, M., Aragonés Monjas, Z. and Poole, Nigel, 2002, Agribusiness: an International Journal (18), 2, pp 163-180
View this articleQuality in citrus fruit: to degreen or not degreen?
Poole, Nigel and Gray, Kate, 2002, British Food Journal (104), 7, pp 492-505
View this articleÉlelmiszerbiztonság, minőség Magyarországon és az Egyesült Királyságban (Food safety and quality in Hungary)
Illés, B.C., García Martínez, M., Lehota, J., Poole, Nigel and Skinner, Claire, 2002, Marketing and menedzsment : the Hungarian Journal of Marketing and Management (36), 4, pp 27-34
View this articleNTFPs and forest fruits in South-east México
Gauthier, Remi, Poole, Nigel, Mizrahi, Aliza and Gómez, V., 2001, ETFRN Newsletter (32), pp 22-25
View this articleProduction and marketing strategies of Spanish citrus farmers
Poole, Nigel, 2000, Journal of Agricultural Economics (51), 2, pp 210-223
View this articleNTFPs and forest fruits in South-east Mexico
Poole, Nigel, Gauthier, Remi, Mizrahi, Aliza and Gómez, V., 2000, Gate: Technology and Development (4/2000), pp 18-21
View this articleAnálisis de las características productivas y de comercialización de los citricultores valencianos y su relación
Poole, Nigel and Del Campo Gomis, F. J., 2000, Revista Española de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros (189), pp 157-178
View this articleQuality assurance systems for air pollution impacts on vegetable systems in India
Poole, Nigel, te Lintelo, D. and Marshall, F., 2000, Health for the Millions (Voluntary Health Association India, New Delhi) (26), 4, pp 36-39
View this articleQuality and safety of vegetables in India
Poole, Nigel, Marshall, F. and te Lintelo, D., 1999, Gate: Technology and Development, 2, pp 14-17
View this articleUn investigador inglés analiza el comercio citrícola
Poole, Nigel, 1998, Valencia Fruits, pp 13-14
View this articleFormal contracts in fresh produce markets
Poole, Nigel, Del Campo Gomis, F. J., Juliá Igual, J.F. and Vidal Giménez, Fernando, 1998, Food Policy (23), 2, pp 13-142
View this articleEspaña es inigualable en producción, pero la comercialización la ha dejado de lado
Poole, Nigel, 1998, Valencia Fruits, pp 14
View this articleQuality assurance in the maritime port logistics chain: the case of Valencia
Compés López, R. and Poole, Nigel, 1998, Supply Chain Management: an International Journal (3), 1, pp 33-44
View this articleChange in the European food industry: a research agenda for marketing economists
Poole, Nigel, 1997, Journal of International Food and Agribusiness Marketing (9), 1, pp 1-17
View this articleConocimiento y cualidades de los frutos cítricos en el mercado británico
Poole, Nigel, 1997, Investigación Agraria: Economía (12), 1/3, pp 89-101
View this articleSpanish citrus and the UK market
Poole, Nigel, 1997, The Journal of the Agricola Club (16), 3, pp 15-20
View this articleEstá poniéndose el sol para la hortofruticultura española
Poole, Nigel and Del Campo Gomis, F. J., 1996, Fruticultura Profesional (82), Nov/Dec, pp 54-65
View this articleEl Mercado de Productos Frescos
Poole, Nigel, 1996, Valencia Fruits: Suplemento. `Reino Unido', pp 2-3
View this articleMarketing fresh produce: product attributes and consumer preferences
Poole, Nigel, 1996, Farmers' Club Journal (142), pp 14-16
View this articleConsumer awareness of citrus attributes: a note
Poole, Nigel, 1996, British Food Journal (98), 6, pp 8
View this articleConsumer awareness of citrus fruit attributes
Poole, Nigel and Baron, L., 1996, British Food Journal (98), 1, pp 23-28
View this articleThe NGO Sector as an Alternative Delivery System for Agricultural Public Services
Poole, Nigel, 1994, Development in Practice (4), 2, pp 100-111
View this articlePartnerships in Fairtrade coffee: a close-up look at how buyers and NGOs build supply capacity in Nicaragua
Donovan, Jason and Poole, Nigel (2017). In: Nelson, Valerie, (ed.), Fairtrade Impacts: Lessons from Around the World. Rugby: Practical Action Publishing, pp 45-60
View this book sectionChanging asset endowments and smallholder participation in higher-value markets: evidence from certified-coffee producers in Nicaragua
Donovan, Jason and Poole, Nigel (2016). In: Devaux, André, (eds.), Torero, Maximo, (eds.), Donovan, Jason, (eds.) and Horton, Douglas, (eds.), Innovation for Inclusive Value-Chain Development: Successes and Challenges. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute, pp 93-126
View this book sectionCase study on sexual and reproductive health and education: reflections on interlinkage and governance
Mayhew, Susannah H., Unterhalter, Elaine, Poole, Nigel, Dasandi, N. and Winters, N. (2015). In: Waage, Jeff, (eds.) and Yap, Chris, (eds.), Thinking Beyond Sectors for Sustainable Development. London: Ubiquity Press, pp 89-107
View this book sectionEducation, Information and Knowledge
Unterhalter, Elaine, Poole, Nigel, Wells, K. and Winters, N. (2015). In: Waage, Jeff, (eds.) and Yap, Chris, (eds.), Thinking Beyond Sectors for Sustainable Development. London: Ubiquity Press, pp 51-61
View this book sectionGoverning Sustainable Development Goals: interactions, infrastructures, and institutions
Waage, Jeff, Yap, Chris, Bell, S., Levy, C., Mace, G., Pegram, T., Unterhalter, Elaine, Dasandi, N., Hudson, D., Kock, R., Mayhew, Susannah H., Marx, C. and Poole, Nigel (2015). In: Waage, Jeff, (eds.) and Yap, Chris, (eds.), Thinking Beyond Sectors for Sustainable Development. London: Ubiquity Press, pp 79-88
View this book sectionMeasuring the Resilience of Rural Households in Burkina Faso
Tincani, Lucrezia and Poole, Nigel (2015). In: Roelen, Keetie, (eds.) and Camfield, Laura, (eds.), Mixed Methods Research in Poverty and Vulnerability. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp 87-116
View this book sectionFairtrade Impacts: Lessons from around the world
Poole, Nigel (2014). In: Nelson, Valerie, (ed.), Partnerships in Fairtrade coffee: a close-up look at how buyers and NGOs build supply capacity in Nicaragua. Rugby: Practical Action Publishing
View this book sectionFrom ‘marketing systems’ to ‘value chains’: what have we learnt since the post-colonial era and where do we go?
Poole, Nigel (2010). In: van Trijp, Hans, (eds.) and Ingenbleek, Paul, (eds.), Markets, Marketing and Developing Countries: Where we stand and where we are heading. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers, pp 18-22
View this book sectionMarkets, knowledge strategies and poverty reduction among forest-dependent people
Poole, Nigel (2009). In: Uma Shaanker, R., (eds.), Hiremat, Ankila J., (eds.), Josep, Gladwin C., (eds.) and Rai, Nitin D., (eds.), Non-Timber Forest Products: Conservation, Management and Policy in the Tropics. Bangalore, India: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, pp 79-101
View this book sectionFresh Perspectives 4 – Ethical consumerism: development of a global trend and its impact on development
García Martínez, M. and Poole, Nigel (2009). In: Borot de Battisti, A., (eds.), MacGregor, James, (eds.) and Graffham, A., (eds.), Standard Bearers: Horticultural Exports and Private Standards in Africa. London: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and Natural Resources International (NRI), pp 18-21
View this book sectionDevelopment of rural community enterprises for poverty reduction: a global review of critical success factors
Donovan, Jason, Stoian, D. and Poole, Nigel (2007). In: Tielkes, E., (ed.), Utilisation of Diversity in Land Use Systems: sustainable and organic approaches to meet human needs. Book of Abstracts. Göttingen, Germany: Cuvillier Verlag
View this book sectionHorticulture and Market Information at the Peri-Urban Interface: Agricultural Marketing in Tanzania
Lynch, K. and Poole, Nigel (2006). In: McGregor, Duncan, (eds.), Simon, David, (eds.) and Thompson, Donald, (eds.), The Peri-Urban Interface: Approaches to Sustainable Natural and Human Resource Use: 336. London: Earthscan, pp 74-93
View this book sectionQuality Incentives and Dependence in Vegetable Supply Chains to HCM City
Cadilhon, J. J., Fearne, Andrew P., Giac Tam, P. T., Moustier, P. and Poole, Nigel (2005). In: Batt, P. J., (ed.), Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Improving the Performance of Supply Chains in the Transition Economies: Chiang Mai, Thailand, July 19-23, 2005. Leuven, Belgium: ISHS, pp 111-117
View this book sectionEnforcement of Food Safety and Quality Requirements in the Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Import Supply Chain of the United Kingdom and Hungary
Lehota, J., García Martínez, M., Illés, B.C., Poole, Nigel and Skinner, Claire (2004). In: Beracs, J., (eds.), Lehota, J., (eds.), Piskoti, I., (eds.) and Rekettye, G., (eds.), Marketing Theory and Practice: a Hungarian Perspective. Budapest: Akademiai Kiado, pp 341-361
View this book sectionFunctioning of Markets and the Livelihoods of the Poor
Dorward, Andrew and Poole, Nigel (2004). Making Markets Work Better for the Poor: Proceedings of the Inception Workshop November 2003. Hanoi: Asian Development Bank, pp 85-112
View this book sectionDevelopments in Fresh Produce Supply Chain Management: Implications for Different Stakeholders
García Martínez, M. and Poole, Nigel (2004). In: Schiefer, G., (eds.) and Rickert, U., (eds.), Quality Assurance, Risk Management and Environmental control in Agriculture and Food Supply Networks. Bonn: Universitat Bonn-ILB, pp 325-333
View this book sectionMetodología de Estudios de la Cadena Alimentaria
García Martínez, M., Poole, Nigel and Skinner, Claire (2003). In: Briz, J., (ed.), Internet, Trazabilidad y Seguridad Alimentaria. Madrid: Ediciones Mundi-Prensa, pp 61-99
View this book sectionFood hazards and consumer awareness: air pollution effects in India
Poole, Nigel, Marshall, F., te Lintelo, D., Bhupal, D. S. and Sen, C. (2003). In: Tijskens, L. M. M., (eds.) and Vollebregt, H. M., (eds.), International Conference on Quality in Chains. An Integrated View on Fruit and Vegetable Quality. Leuven, Belgium: ISHS, pp 247-254
View this book sectionA debate on Quality and Consumer Satisfaction in Citrus Fruit
Poole, Nigel and Gray, Kate (2003). In: Tijskens, L. M. M., (eds.) and Vollebregt, H. M., (eds.), International Conference on Quality in Chains. An Integrated View on Fruit and Vegetable Quality. Leuven, Belgium: ISHS, pp 431-436
View this book sectionQuality assurance initiatives for peri-urban food production in India
Poole, Nigel, Bhupal, D. S., Marshall, F. and te Lintelo, D. (2002). In: Trienekens, J. H., (eds.) and Omta, S.W.F., (eds.), Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Chain and Network Management in Agribusiness and the Food Industry, 'Paradoxes in Food Chains and Networks'. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers, pp 298-314
View this book sectionProducer-buyer transactions in the Valencian citrus industry
Del Campo Gomis, F. J., Juliá Igual, J.F., Poole, Nigel and Vidal Giménez, Fernando (1999). In: Peters, G.H., (eds.) and Von Braun, J., (eds.), Food Security, Diversification, and Resource Management: Refocusing the Role of Agriculture? Proceedings of the XXIII International Conference of Agricultural Economists held at Sacramento, California, August 10-16, 1997. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing
View this book sectionUncertainty in the Spanish Citrus Industry
Poole, Nigel and Del Campo Gomis, F. J. (1998). In: Ziggers, G. W., (eds.), Trienekens, J. H., (eds.) and Zuurbier, P. J. P., (eds.), Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Chain Management in Agribusiness and the Food Industry. Wageningen, Netherlands: Department of Management Studies, Wageningen Agricultural Universit, pp 199-209
View this book sectionChange and research in the food industry: a European perspective
Poole, Nigel (1997). In: Caswell, J. A., (eds.) and Cotterill, R. W., (eds.), Proceedings of the NE-165 Regional Research Project Conference 'Strategy and Policy in the Food System: Emerging Issues'. Storrs, Connecticut: Food Marketing Policy Center, University of Connecticut, pp 127-139
View this book sectionInstitutional constraints to economic adjustment
Poole, Nigel (1996). In: Pearce, R., (ed.), Theory and Macroeconomic Measures of Structural Adjustment: Methods of Evaluation and Linkages to the Agricultural Sector, Module 2 of Agricultural Economics and Policy Reforms. Montpellier: Edition NECTAR/Institut Agronomique Méditerraneén, pp 379-394
View this book sectionPreface to the first edition in Spanish
Poole, Nigel (1993). In: Grubb, W. G., (ed.), Un Pueblo Desconocido en Tierra Desconocida (first published in English in 1911 as 'An Unknown People in an Unknown Land', Seely and Co, London). Asunción, Paraguay: Iglesia Anglicana and the Centro de Estudios Antropológicos de la Universidad Católica, pp vi-vii
View this book sectionThe contribution of tree crop products to smallholder households: a case study of baobab, shea, and néré in Burkina Faso. Commodity and Trade Policy Research Working Paper No. 49
Audia, Camilla, Kaboret, Bartélémy, Hill, Tony, Kent, Rebecca and Poole, Nigel (2015). Rome: (Food and Agriculture Organization)
View this bookA Review of Existing Organisational Forms of Smallholder Farmers’ Associations and their Contractual Relationships with other Market Participants in the East and Southern African ACP Region
Poole, Nigel and de Frece, Annabel (2010). Rome: (FAO AAACP Paper Series No. 11)
View this bookConstraints to participation in cassava value chain development in Zambia
Poole, Nigel, Chitundu, Maureen, Msoni, Ronald and Tembo, Isabel (2010). Rome: (FAO AAACP Paper Series No. 15)
View this bookZambia cassava sector policy – recommendations in support of strategy implementation
Poole, Nigel (2010). Rome: (FAO. EU-AAACP Paper Series No. 16)
View this bookUnderstanding and Improving the Relationship between Agriculture and Health
Waage, Jeff, Dangour, Alan D., Hawkesworth, Sophie, Johnston, Deborah, Lock, Karen, Poole, Nigel, Rushton, Jonathan and Uauy, Ricardo (2010). London: (Foresight)
View this bookLinking Smallholders to Markets for Non-Traditional Agricultural Exports: a Review of Experiences in the Caribbean Basi
Donovan, Jason and Poole, Nigel (2008). Rome: (FAO AAACP Paper Series No. 2)
View this bookUnderstanding poverty in rural Mexico
Poole, Nigel (2008). (id21 Research Highlight 27 April)
View this bookMarketing for Small Agribusinesses
Higman, S. and Poole, Nigel (2007). (School of Oriental and African Studies Distance Learning Programme)
View this bookCritical Linkages: Livelihoods, Markets and Institutions
Dorward, Andrew, Poole, Nigel, Morrison, Jamie, Kydd, Jonathan and Urey, Ian (2002). Wye: (ADU Working Paper 02/03)
View this bookAgricultural marketing and rural livelihoods: Nigeria. A desk study for UK Department for International Development Office, Nigeria
Dorward, Andrew, Poole, Nigel, Morrison, Jamie and Urey, Ian (2001). Wye: (Imperial College at Wye)
View this bookGhana Summary Report - Overcoming informational constraints: improving horticultural marketing and technical information flows to smallholders. DFID Crop Post-Harvest Programme Project R7151
Poole, Nigel (2000). (Wye College)
View this bookLiterature Review - Overcoming informational constraints: improving horticultural marketing and technical information flows to smallholders
Poole, Nigel, Kydd, Jonathan, Loader, R., Lynch, K., Poulton, Colin and Wilkin, K. (2000). Wye, Kent: (Wye College)
View this bookKnowing Your Onions - and Oranges: Are UK Consumers Aware of Fresh Produce Attributes?
Poole, Nigel (1996). Wye, Kent: (Wye College Press: Food industry perspectives discussion paper series, no.13)
View this bookFood security: deconstructing the challenge for developing countries
Poole, Nigel(2011). In: AHRC Environment and Identity Conference, 20-21 July 2011 :Pendennis Castle, Cornwall
View this conference itemFour legs good, two legs, good? Livestock and livelihoods of poor people
Poole, Nigel(2009). In: Workshop on Animal Source Foods, Food Security and Climate Change: Burden, Blessing or Both? London International Development Centre and the Food Climate Research Network, University of Surrey, 12th June :London
View this conference itemSupply chain inefficiencies in the Greek Organic Food Industry: the role of Information Flows
Anastasiadis, Foivos and Poole, Nigel(2007). In: Poster paper presented at the conference: Adding Value to the Agro-food Supply Chain in the Future Euromediterranean Space: 103rd EAAE Seminar, 23-25 April :Barcelona, Spain
View this conference itemSustainability impacts of supermarket growth in Vietnamese food supply chains
Cadilhon, J. J., Fearne, Andrew P., Figuié, M., Giac Tam, P. T., Moustier, P. and Poole, Nigel(2006). In: The Second International Conference on Sustainable Heritage Development: Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 9-12 January :Hanoi and Halong Bay, Vietnam
View this conference itemThe Economic Impact of Supermarket Growth in Vietnamese Food Supply Chains
Cadilhon, J. J., Fearne, Andrew P., Figuié, M., Giac Tam, P. T., Moustier, P. and Poole, Nigel(2006). In: Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 9-12 January :Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
View this conference itemLa tecnología, el acceso a la información y la inserción social y económica: el impacto de las telesecundarias en las comunidades indígenas de Chiapas
Poole, Nigel and Álvarez Simán, F.(2006). In: Séptimo Foro de Evaluación Educativa, 24-26 October :San Luis Potosí, Mexico
View this conference itemCreating value for competitive advantage in supply chain relationships: the case of the Sri Lankan tea industry
Kasturiratne, D. and Poole, Nigel(2006). In: The 99th EAAE Seminar 'Trust and Risk in Business Networks', 8-10 February :Bonn, Germany
View this conference itemMaking markets work for the rural poor (Hacer funcionar los mercados a beneficio de los pobres rurales)
Poole, Nigel(2005). In: Invited paper presented at the international conference 'Reducción de la Pobreza en Centroamérica: Fortalecimiento de Servicios Técnicos, Empresariales y Financieros, 11-13 April :Turrialba, Costa Rica: CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza)
View this conference itemA lifecycle Approach to Projects and Programmes
Poole, Nigel(2004). In: Invited paper presented at the workshop ‘Agro-Environmental Cooperation in Tropical Latin America between European Organisations, CATIE and other Institutions: Experiences and Opportunities’, 14-15 September :Ås, Norway: Norwegian Crop Research Institute
View this conference itemDevelopments in fresh produce quality and safety management: implications for Mediterranean countries
García Martínez, M. and Poole, Nigel(2003). In: The 82nd European Seminar of the EAAE, Quality Assurance, Risk Management and Environmental Control in Agriculture and Food Supply Networks, 14-16 May :Bonn, Germany
View this conference itemA case for using mobile internet and telephony to support community networks in Tanzania
Stone, A., Lynch, K. and Poole, Nigel(2003). In: The International Conference on Open and Online Learning, 7-13 December :University of Mauritius
View this conference itemMarkets, Risks, Assets and Opportunities: the Links between the Functioning of Markets and the Livelihoods of the Poor
Dorward, Andrew and Poole, Nigel(2003). In: Paper presented at the Asian Development Bank project inception workshop, Making Markets Work Better for the Poor, 17-18 and 20 November :Hanoi, Vietnam
View this conference itemHorticulture and market information at the interface
Lynch, K. and Poole, Nigel(2003). In: The Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers Conference (Developing Areas Research Group Peri-urban Session), 3-5 September :London
View this conference itemLivelihood gains and ecological costs of NTFP dependence: assessing the roles of dependence, ecological knowledge and market structure in three contrasting human and ecological settings in south India
Shaanker, R. U., Ganeshaiah, K. N., Krishnan, Smitha, Ramya, R., Meera, C., Aravind, N. A., Kumar, Arvind, Rao, Dinesh, Vanraj, G., Ramachandra, J., Gauthier, Remi, Ghazoul, J., Poole, Nigel and Chinnappa Reddy, B. V.(2003). In: The CIFOR International Conference on Rural Livelihoods, Forests and Biodiversity, 19-23 May :Bonn, Germany
View this conference itemFood Hazards and Consumer Awareness: Air Pollution Effects in India
Poole, Nigel, Marshall, F., te Lintelo, D., Bhupal, D. S. and Sen, C.(2003). In: Seminar to staff and final year students, 8th December :Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Nong Lam University
View this conference itemFood Hazards and Safety Measures in India
Poole, Nigel, Marshall, F., te Lintelo, D., Bhupal, D. S. and Sen, C.(2003). In: Paper presented at the MALICA (Markets and Linkages for Cities in Asia) seminar, 10th December :Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Nong Lam University
View this conference itemBenchmarking for Food Safety and Quality: The Case of the Fresh Produce Importing Sectors in the UK and in Hungary
García Martínez, M., Skinner, Claire, Poole, Nigel, Illés, B.C. and Lehota, J.(2003). In: The XXV Conference of the International Conference of Agricultural Economists, 16-22 August :Durban, South Africa
View this conference itemAgrifood Markets and Policy: What Role for Competition?
Poole, Nigel(2003). In: Visiting Fellow Staff seminar, University of Ghana Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, 30th September :Accra, Ghana
View this conference itemFood Hazards and Consumer Awareness: Air Pollution Effects in India
Poole, Nigel(2003). In: Visiting Fellow Staff seminar, University of Ghana Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, 2nd October :Accra, Ghana
View this conference itemChanges in the Organisation of Food Marketing Systems in South-East Asia: a Preliminary Assessment
Cadilhon, J. J., Fearne, Andrew P., Moustier, P. and Poole, Nigel(2002). In: Paper presented at the conference on Culture and Collaboration in Distribution Networks, December 11-13 :Perth, Australia
View this conference itemEl mercado europeo de productos hortofrutícolas: oportunidades para las exportaciones del sur?
Poole, Nigel(2002). In: Keynote presentation. Proceedings of the Primer Congreso Internacional de la Asociación de Ingenieros Agrónomos del Paraguay: 'Productividad, Competitividad y Sostenibilidad',, 25-26 March :Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Paraguay
View this conference itemEl mercado europeo de productos hortofrutícolas: oportunidades para las exportaciones?
Poole, Nigel(2002). In: Seminars organised by the Instituto Nacional Autónomo de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, (INIAP), el Programa de Modernización de los Servicios Agropecuarios (PROMSA) and NR International, 14-15 November :Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador
View this conference itemMarket Research Plan for Forest Fruits in Yucatán, México
Poole, Nigel(2001). In: Presentation to Indian research team, 'Enhancing the Role of Forest Fruits in Sustaining Livelihoods of Forest Margin Communities', DFID Forestry Research Programme R7349, 13th July :Bangalore, India
View this conference itemMarkets and Entry Points for Vegetable Quality Assurance in Delhi and Varanasi
Poole, Nigel, Bhupal, D. S. and Sen, C.(2001). In: Paper presented at the project workshop on Food Quality and Livelihood Security, DFID Crop Post-Harvest Programme Project R7530, 6-7 November :New Delhi, India
View this conference itemAir pollution: carrots, sticks and private initiatives to improve food quality assurance in India
Poole, Nigel, Marshall, F. and Bhupal, D. S.(2001). In: The 74th Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economists, 'Livelihoods and Rural Poverty: Technology, Policy and Institutions', 12-15 September :Wye
View this conference itemEuropean Private Safety and Quality Standards and Mediterranean Basin fresh Produce Exports
García Martínez, M., Poole, Nigel and Mennesson, G.(2001). In: Paper presented at the workshop on 'The Impact of Safety and Quality Standards on the Competitiveness of Mediterranean Fresh Produce', INCO-MED Programme ICA3-CT-2000-30001, 20-21 December :Madrid
View this conference itemA repositioning strategy for olive oil in the UK Market
García Martínez, M., Aragonés Monjas, Z. and Poole, Nigel(2001). In: 71st Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economists, 'The Food Consumer in the Early 21st Century', 19-20 April :Zaragoza, Spain
View this conference itemPolicy Approaches to Food Safety: What can we Expect of the Public and Private Sector?
Poole, Nigel, Mukwereza, L., Chaonwa, W., Masanganise, P. and Sanyatwe, D.(2001). In: Paper presented at the workshop on 'Food Safety in Horticultural Markets', DFID Crop Post-Harvest Projects R7519 and R7528, 18-19 September :Harare, Zimbabwe
View this conference itemMarket Information in Theory and Practice: Institutional Perspectives
Poole, Nigel(2001). In: Keynote address at the workshop on 'Promoting Market-led Development through Greater Integration of Agricultural Statistical Services and Market Information Systems', 21-23 November :Wageningen, The Netherlands: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
View this conference itemQuality Assurance Mechanisms for Air Pollution Impacts on Vegetable Systems in India
te Lintelo, D., Marshall, F. and Poole, Nigel(2000). In: Paper presented at the International Conference on Land Use Change, Environment and Sustainable Development, 11-14 December :Banares Hindu University, Varanasi, India
View this conference itemQA Mechanisms for Food Chain Integrity in India
Poole, Nigel(2000). In: Paper presented at the project workshop on Food Quality and Livelihood Security, DFID Crop Post-Harvest Programme Project R7530, 19 December :New Delhi, India
View this conference itemResearch Perspectives
Poole, Nigel(2000). In: Paper presented at the ASDA: Thames Fruit 2nd Supply Chain Conference, 'Total Category Supply - Citrus', 7 May :Tel Aviv, Israel
View this conference itemMarket Information and Imperfections in Brong Ahafo, Ghana
Poole, Nigel(1999). In: Paper delivered at the workshop on Improving Smallholder Market Access in Remote Areas, 8-9 July :Wye College
View this conference itemMarket Information and Access for Smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa
Poole, Nigel(1999). In: Seminar presented at the Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, University of Reading, 6 December :University of Reading
View this conference itemFarming and Development
Poole, Nigel(1998). In: Seminars contributed to the spouses’ program, Lambeth Conference of Anglican Bishops, 24-25 July :University of Kent at Canterbury
View this conference itemMarketing en la cadena del valor alimentario
Poole, Nigel(1998). In: A Series of Five Invited Lectures, 24-25 April :Oviedo, Spain
View this conference itemConsumer awareness of citrus attributes
Poole, Nigel and Baron, L.(1996). In: Second International Conference on Chain Management In Agri- and Food Businesses, 30-31 May :Ede, Netherlands
View this conference itemEconomía, comercialización y el desarrollo agrario
Poole, Nigel(1996). In: Seminar delivered at the Instituto de Estudios Indígenas, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, 11 September :San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México
View this conference itemEl análisis económico y la comercialización agropecuaria
Poole, Nigel(1996). In: Seminar delivered to staff and students at the Centro de Enseñanza, Investigación y Extensión en Ganadería Tropical (CEIEGT), FMVZ, 19 September :Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Martínez de la Torre, Veracruz
View this conference itemCriterios económicos en la producción agropecuaria: análisis del insumo al consumo
Poole, Nigel(1996). In: Seminar delivered at the Encuentro para el Fortalecimiento de la Docencia e Investigación Agropecuarias y en Biología de la Reproducción, 4-6 September :Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Iztapalapa, México DF
View this conference itemReview. Feeding India: Livelihoods, Entitlement and Capabilities by B. Pritchard, A. Rammohan, M. Sekher, S. Parasuraman, and C. Choitani.
Poole, Nigel (2014). Food Chain (4) 3, pp 289-294
View this book reviewA Review of Jha, Veena, "Environmental Regulation and Food Safety: Studies of Protection and Protectionism"
Poole, Nigel (2006). European Environmental Law Review (15) 12, pp 381-384
View this book reviewReview of Renshaw, John, 'The Indians of the Paraguayan Chaco: Identity and Economy'
Poole, Nigel (2004). Journal of Latin American Studies (36) 2, pp 400-402
View this book reviewReview of Burch, D., Goss, J., Lawrence, D. and Agri-food Research Network (eds), 'Restructuring Global and Regional Agricultures: Transformations in Australasian Agri-food Economies and Spaces'
Poole, Nigel (2002). Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (46) 1, pp 123-125
View this book reviewWalking Tightropes: Supporting Farmer Organisations for Market Access
Chirwa, Ephraim, Dorward, Andrew, Kachule, R., Kumwenda, I., Kydd, Jonathan, Poole, Nigel, Poulton, Colin and Stockbridge, S. (2005).
View this publicationTargeting local development rather than global integration
Poole, Nigel (2002). Financial Times
View this publicationCommercial Financing of Seasonal Input Use by Smallholders in Liberalised Agricultural Marketing Systems
Dorward, Andrew, Kydd, Jonathan, Lyon, Fergus, Poole, Nigel, Smith, Laurence and Stockbridge, Mike (1998).
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