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Publications

The Centre for Food Policy and Foresight delivers research and policy recommendations that can fix our food system

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Research publications

The Centre for Food Policy and Foresight associates publish a wide range and interdisciplinary research papers. For policy briefings and evidence submitted to policymakers, please visit our home page. Expand the boxes below to view the rest of our publications.

Our Associates publish across the following research themes:

Sustainable and Resillient Food Systems
Equitable and Inclusive Food Systems
Healthy and Nutritious Food Systems

2025 Publications

Dimensions underlying public perceptions and misperceptions of food's environmental impact.Fletcher, D., Long, G., Lukonva, E., Harvey, J., Parkes, J., Obugode, C., Goulding, J., Spence, A. (2025). Journal of Cleaner Production, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652625022942.

Climate change and food safety – not just a hot topic! Catherine Rees, John Threlfall (2025) Nustainable Microbiology, qvaf019,

A defined microbial community reproduces attributes of fine flavour chocolate fermentation. Gopaulchan, D., Moore, C., Ali, N. et al. (2025) Nat Microbiol 10, 2130–2152 (2025).

Sustainability considerations and willingness to try alternative proteins: evidence from the UK. B, Albert., C, Beth., T, Pattanapong. (2025). Journal of Cleaner and Responsible Consumption.

Effects of replacing protein with non-protein nitrogen sources on growth, development and composition of Tenebrio molitor larvae. B. Tamim., T. Parr., J. Brammeld., A. Salter. (2025). Journal of Cleaner and Responsible Consumption.

Nutritional implications of alternative proteins: a commentary. Davis, Ursula., Bobo, Jack., Noy, Peter., et al. (2025) Public Health Nutrition, 28(1):e69.

Machine learning on national shopping data reliably estimates childhood obesity prevalence and socio-economic deprivation. Long, Gavin., Nica-Avram, Georgina., Harvey, John., et al. (2025) Food Policy, 102826..

How does global agricultural research and innovation cooperation influence agricultural R&I system transformation in the South? Evidence from UK-China cooperation. Wu, Bin., Cao, C., Daniell, T., Noy, P., et al. (2025). Food Policy, Volume 131.

Diet Quality and Caloric Accuracy in AI-Generated Diet Plans: A Comparative 糖心原创 Across Chatbots. Kaya Kaçar, H., Kaçar, Ö. F., & Avery, A. (2025). Nutrients, 17(2), 206. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17020206.

2024 Publications

The food and nutritional insecurity experienced by pregnant women living in shelters following the 2023 earthquakes in Turkiye. Kaçar, H.K., Kaçar, O, F., Kose, T., Avery, A. (2024). International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Volume 114, 104987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104987

Minimizing postharvest food losses: a vital strategy to alleviate food insecurity and malnutrition in developing nations: a review. Khan, A.A., Siddiqui, Y., Siddique, K.H.M. et al ( Food 4, 145 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44187-024-00129-0.

The value of indigenous knowledge for enhancing smallholders’ resilience to climate change and food insecurity: a case study of small-scale irrigation system in Niger. Kalidou, A. I., Qi, G., Ndimbo, G. K., & Wu, B. (2024). International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2024.2406062.

Wastewater reuse and pharmaceutical pollution in agriculture: Uptake, transport, accumulation and metabolism of pharmaceutical pollutants within plants. Mosharaf, M.K., Gomes, LR., Cook, S. et al. (2024) Chemosphere, Volume 364, 143055.

Workers in Sustainable Agricultural Systems. Jackson, B. (2024)

2023 Publications

The three-peat challenge: business as usual, responsible agriculture, and conservation and restoration as management trajectories in global peatlands. Girkin, N. T., Burgess, P. J., Cole, L., Cooper, H. V., Honorio Coronado, E., Davidson, S. J., et al. (2023). Carbon Management, 14(1), Article 2275578. .

Drones in the Sky: Towards a More Sustainable Agriculture. Arza-García, M., & Burgess, A. J. (2023). Agriculture, 13(1), Article 84. .

Applying regression tree analysis to explore willingness to reduce meat and adopt protein alternatives among Australia, China and the UK. Ford, H., Zhang, Y., Gould, J., Danner, L., Bastian, S. E., Ford, R., & Yang, Q. (2023). Food Quality and Preference, 112, Article 105034.

The contribution of natural burials to soil ecosystem services: Review and emergent research questions. Pawlett, M., Girkin, N.T., Deeks, L. Evans, E.L., Sakrabani, R., et al. (2023). Applied Soil Ecology, Volume 194,2024,105200,ISSN 0929-1393.

Adoption of a Short-Term (4-Week) Vegan Diet as Part of ‘Veganuary’ Significantly Reduces Saturated Fatty Acid (SFA), Cholesterol, B12, and Iodine Intake in Omnivorous Individuals—An Observational 糖心原创. Eveleigh, E., Coneyworth, L., Craigon, J., & Welham, S. (2023). Nutrients, 15(23), Article 4967.

Hungry for power: finanncialisation and the centration of corporate control in the global food system. Keenan, L., Monteath, T., Wojcik, D. (2023). Geoforum, Volume 147, 103909.

The impact of varying key sensory attributes on consumer perception of beer body. Ivanova, N., Yang, Q., Bastian, S. E., Wilkinson, K. L., Johnson, T. E., & Ford, R. (2023). Food Quality and Preference, 112, Article 105004.

Barriers and Enablers to Weight Management Programmes for Working Men: A Qualitative糖心原创. Broughton, M., Lymn, J, S., Redsell, S, A. (2023). Health and Social Care in the Community.

Simulating carbon accumulation and loss in the central Congo peatlands. Young, D. M., Baird, A. J., Morris, P. J., Dargie, G. C., Mampouya Wenina, Y. E., Mbemba, M., et al. (2023). Global Change Biology, 29(23), 6812-6827. .

Environmental and farming practice controls of productivity of Cyrtosperma merkusii (giant swamp taro), an underutilised wetland and potential paludiculture crop. Mendiondo, G., Moko, E. M., Sparkes, D. L., Rahardiyan, D., Welham, S. J. M., O'Reilly, P. et al. (2023). Food and Energy Security, 13(1), Article e490.

Landscape and Micronutrient Fertilizer Effect on Agro-Fortified Wheat and Teff Grain Nutrient Concentration in Western Amhara. Manzeke-Kangara, M.G.; Amede, T.; Bailey, E.H.; Wilson, L.; Mossa, A.W.; Tirfessa, D.; Desta, M.K.; Asrat, T.G.; Agegnehu, G.; Sida, T.S.; et al. (2023). Agronomy 2023, 13, 2598. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13102598

Opportunities for enhancing the climate resilience of coffee production through improved crop, soil and water management. Bracken, P., Burgess, P. J., & Girkin, N. T. (2023). Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 47(8), 1125-1157. .

Mapping Water Levels across a Region of the Cuvette Centrale Peatland Complex. Georgiou, S., Mitchard, E. T. A., Crezee, B., Dargie, G. C., Young, D. M., Jovani-Sancho, A. J., et al. (2023). Remote Sensing, 15(12), Article 3099. .

Adoption of smart farming technologies in field operations: A systematic review and future agenda. Osrof, H, Y., Tan, C, L., Angappa, G., Yeo, S, F., Tan, K, H. (2023). Journal of Technology in Society, Volume 75, 102400.

Conscientisation and Communities of Compost: Rethinking management pedagogy in an age of climate crises. Dallyn, S., Checchi, M., Prado, P., & Munro, I. (2023). Management Learning, 55(1), 104-123. .

Sustainability of bioenergy - Mapping the risks and benefits to inform future bioenergy systems. James, A, W., Almena, A., Arshad, M, N., Banks, Butnar, et al. (2023). Journal of Biomass and Bioenergy, Volume 177, 106919.

“I guess it's quite trendy”: A qualitative insight into young meat-eaters’ sustainable food consumption habits and perceptions towards current and future protein alternatives. Ford, H., Gould, J., Danner, L., Bastian, S.E.P.,, Yang, Q. (2023). Appetite, Volume 190, 107025.

Time to consider animal data governance: perspectives from neuroscience. Eke, D., Ogoh, George., Knight, W., Stahl, B. (2023). Journal of Neuroinformatics, Volume 17.

Disclosing Frauds in Herbal Food Supplements Labeling: A Simple LC-MS/MS Approach to Detect Alkaloids and Biogenic Amines. Esposito, G., Siuto, S., Martello, E., Pezzolato, M., Bozzetta, E. (2023). Journal of Food Protection, Volume 86, 100152.

Forced labour risk is pervasive in the US land-based food supply. Blackstone, N.T., Rodríguez-Huerta, E., Battaglia, K. et al. (2023). Journal of Nature Food, Volume 4, 506-606.

Effects of agro-forestry systems on the physical and chemical characteristics of green coffee beans. Xu, S., Liu, Yuze., Sun, Z., Chen, G., Ma, F.,Yang, N., Filho, E. M.V., Fisk, I.D. (2023). Frontiers in Nutrition, Volume 10.

Biochar application to temperate grasslands: challenges and opportunities for delivering multiple ecosystem services. Brown, R.W., Chadwick, D.R., Bott, T., West, H. M., Wilson, P., Hodgins, G.R., Snape, C.E., Jones, D.L. (2023). Journal of Biochar, Voulume 5.

The availability and geographic location of open-source food composition data used to estimate micronutrient intakes in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. Revilla, L, S. Ferguson, E, L., Dolley, C., Osman, G., Ander, L.E., Joy, E.J.M. (2023). Journal of Food Composition Analysis, Voulme 120, 105322.

The Effects of Economic Policy Instruments of Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture: A Comparative Analysis of China and the UK. Zou, J., Chen, X., Wang, F., Du, M., Wu, B., Yang, N. (2023). Water 15, no. 4: 637.

Nitrogen balance is a predictor of farm business performance in the English Farm Business Survey. Betts, C.G., Hicks, D., Reader, M., Wilson, P. (2023). Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Volume 7.

"A community-based participatory research approach to understanding social eating for food well-being". , and (2023), , Vol. 1 No. 10.

Are we achieving the standards of good nutritional care for older people in hospital with fragility fractures? Sahota A, Marsh K, Avery A, et al. (2023). BMJ Open Quality;12:e002288. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002288

A comparison of the bioaccessible calcium supplies of various plant-based products relative to bovine milk. Muleya, M., Bailey, W.F., Bailey, E.H. (2023). Food Research International, Volume 175, 113795.

Dietary selenium intake among Ethiopian children in areas known for selenium spatial variability. Hailu, E., Joy, E.J.M., Ferguson, E.L., Bailey, E.H. et al. (2023). Frontiers in Nutrition, Nutritional Epidemiology, Volume 10.

Towards net zero in agriculture: Future challenges and opportunities for arable, livestock and protected cropping systems in the UK. Sakrabani, R., Garnett, K., Knox, J. W., Rickson, J., Pawlett, M., Falagan, N., et al. (2023). Outlook On Agriculture, 52(2), 116-125.

Landscape and Micronutrient Fertilizer Effect on Agro-Fortified Wheat and Teff Grain Nutrient Concentration in Western Amhara. Manzeke-Kangara, M.G.; Amede, T.; Bailey, E.H.; Wilson, L.; Mossa, A.W.; Tirfessa, D.; Desta, M.K.; Asrat, T.G.; Agegnehu, G.; Sida, T.S.; et al. (2023). Agronomy, 13, 2598. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13102598.

Micronutrients and socio-demographic factors were major predictors of anaemia among the Ethiopian population. Belay A, Joy EJM, Lark RM, et al. (2023). British Journal of Nutrition. 2023;130(12):2123-2135. doi:10.1017/S0007114523001472.

Landscape-based nutrient application in wheat and teff mixed farming systems of Ethiopia: farmer and extension agent demand driven approach. Manzeke-Kangara, E.G., Amede, T., Bailey, E.H., Wilson, L. et al. (2023). Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1241850, 7.

Spatial variability of soil secondary and micronutrients under smallholder maize production system in sub-humid condition of Zimbabwe. Soropa, G., Nyamangara, J., Nyakatawa, E.Z., Nyapwere, N., Lark, M.R. (2023). Geoderma Regional, Volume 34, 2023, e00693, ISSN 2352-0094, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2023.e00693.

Evaluation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Microalgae as a Sustainable Feed Supplement and Fishmeal Substitute in Aquaculture with a Positive Impact on Human Nutrition.
Darwish, R. M., Magee, K. J., Gedi, M. A., Farmanfarmaian, A., Zaky, A. S., Young, I., & Gray, D. A. (2023). Fermentation, 9(7), Article 682.

Soil and plant contamination by potentially toxic and emerging elements and the associated human health risk in some Egyptian environments. Shetaya, W.H., Bailey, E.H., Young, S.D. et al. (2023). Environ Geochem Health 45, 359–379. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-01097-5.

“It’s a Touchy Subject”: Service Providers’ Perspectives of Eating Disorders in Men and Boys. Foye, U., Mycock, G., & Bartel, H. (2023). The Journal of Men's Studies, 32(1), 65-87. .

Fermentation technology enhances the nutritional quality of underutilized Bambara groundnut – a review.Tee, A. J., Lim, Y. S., Brameld, J. M., Massawe, F., Parr, T., & Salter, A. M. (2023). Food Biotechnology, 37(2), 106-135. .

In vitro determination of the protein quality of maize varieties cultivated in Malawi using the INFOGEST digestion method. Muleya, M., Li, D., Chiutsi-Phiri, G., Botoman, L., Brameld, J. M., & Salter, A. M. (2023). Heliyon, 9(9), Article e19797.

Changes in nutrient composition and gene expression in growing mealworms (Tenebrio molitor). Lopez-Viso, C., Castellanos-Uribe, M., May, T., Brameld, J., Salter, A., & Parr, T. (2023). Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 10(4), 601-610.

Impact of zinc and iron agronomic biofortification on grain mineral concentration of finger millet varieties as affected by location and slope. Teklu, D., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J. M., Lark, R. M., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L. et al. (2023). Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, Article 1159833.

Delivering on sustainable development goals in wastewater reuse for agriculture: Initial prioritization of emerging pollutants in the Tula Valley, Mexico. Garduño-Jiménez, A., Durán-Álvarez, J., Ortori, C. A., et al. (2022) Water Research, Volume 238, 119903.

Genotypic Response of Finger Millet to Zinc and Iron Agronomic Biofortification, Location and Slope Position towards Yield. Teklu, D., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J., Lark, R. M., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., et al.(2023). Agronomy, 13(6), Article 1452.

Improving crop yield potential: Underlying biological processes and future prospects. Burgess, A. J., Masclaux‐Daubresse, C., Strittmatter, G., Weber, A. P. M., Taylor, S. H., Harbinson, J., et al. (2023). Food and Energy Security, 12(1), Article e435. .

Grand challenges in entomology: Priorities for action in the coming decades. Luke, S. H., Roy, H. E., Thomas, C. D., Tilley, L. A. N., Ward, S., Watt, A. et al. (2023). Insect Conservation and Diversity, 16(2), 173-189.

Chasing the mechanisms of ecologically adaptive salinity tolerance. Busoms, S., Fischer, S., & Yant, L. (2023). Plant Communications, 4(6), Article 100571.

Space farming: Horticulture systems on spacecraft and outlook to planetary space exploration. Nguyen, M. T. P., Knowling, M., Tran, N. N., Burgess, A., Fisk, I., Watt, M., et al. (2023). Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 194, 708-721. .

Paving the way towards future-proofing our crops. Baekelandt, A., Saltenis, V. L., Nacry, P., Malyska, A., Cornelissen, M., Nanda, A. K., et al. (2023). Food and Energy Security, 12(3), Article e441. .

Food system actor perspectives on future-proofing European food systems through plant breeding. Stetkiewicz, S., Menary, J., Nair, A., Rufino, M., Fischer, A. R. H., Cornelissen, M. et al. (2023). Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 5444.

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Evaluating the accuracy and usefulness of commercially-available proximal soil mapping services for grassland nutrient management planning and soil health monitoring. Rhymes, J., Chadwick, D.R., Williams, A.P. et al. (2023). Precision Agric 24, 898–920 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-022-09979-z

Systematic review and meta-analysis of iodine nutrition in modern vegan and vegetarian diets. Eveleigh, E., Coneyworth, L., & Welham, S. (2023). British Journal of Nutrition, 130(9), 1580-1594.

Impact of lifestyle factors on dietary vitamin B6 intake and plasma pyridoxal 5′-phosphate level in UK adults: National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (NDNS) (2008–2017). Alsaeedi A, Welham S, Rose P. (2023). British Journal of Nutrition. 2023;130(8):1403-1415. doi:10.1017/S0007114523000417

The effect of popping, soaking, boiling and roasting processes on antinutritional factors in chickpeas and red kidney beans. Godrich, J., Rose, P., Muleya, M., & Gould, J. (2023). International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 58(1), 279-289.

2022 Publications

Animal research, ethical boundary-work, and the geographies of veterinary expertise. Anderson, A., & Hobson-West, P. (2022). Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 48(3), 491-505. 2

EDIFY (Eating Disorders: Delineating Illness and Recovery Trajectories to Inform Personalised Prevention and Early Intervention in Young People): project outline. Hemmings A, Sharpe H, Allen K, et al. (2022). BJPsych Bulletin. 2023;47(6):328-336. doi:10.1192/bjb.2022.83.

Edible algae allergenicity – a short report. James, C. A., Welham, S., & Rose, P. (2022). Journal of Applied Phycology, 35(1), 339–352.

European consumer and societal stakeholders' response to crop improvements and new plant breeding techniques. Nair, A., Fischer, A. R., Moscatelli, S., Socaciu, C., Kohl, C., Stetkiewicz, S. S. et al. (2022). Food and Energy Security, 12(1), Article e417.

Folate Deficiency Is Spatially Dependent and Associated with Local Farming Systems among Women in Ethiopia. Sisay, B. G., Tamirat, H., Sandalinas, F., Joy, E. J., Zerfu, D., Belay, A. et al. (2022). Current Developments in Nutrition, 6(5), Article nzac088.

Nine actions to successfully restore tropical agroecosystems. Pashkevich, M. D., d’Albertas, F., Aryawan, A. A. K., Buchori, D., Caliman, J. P., Chaves, A. D. G. et al. (2022). Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 37(11), 963-975.

Development of Food Group Tree-Based Analysis and Its Association with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Co-Morbidities in a South Indian Population: A Large Case-Control Stud. Vijay, A., Al-Awadi, A., Chalmers, J., Balakumaran, L., Grove, J. I., Valdes, A. M. et al. (2022). Nutrients, 14(14), Article 2808.

Spiders in canopy and ground microhabitats are robust to changes in understory vegetation management practices in mature oil palm plantations (Riau, Indonesia). Pashkevich, M. D., Spear, D. M., Advento, A. D., Caliman, J. P., Foster, W. A., Luke, S. H. et al. (2022). Basic and Applied Ecology, 64, 120-133.

Superheated steam processing: An emerging technology to improve food quality and safety. Fang, J., Liu, C., Law, C. L., Mujumdar, A. S., Xiao, H. W., & Zhang, C. (2022). Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 63(27), 8720–8736.

Tropical peatlands in the Anthropocene: The present and the future. Girkin, N. T., Cooper, H. V., Ledger, M. J., O’Reilly, P., Thornton, S. A., Åkesson, C. M., et al. (2022). Anthropocene, 40, Article 100354.

Antimicrobial resistance in dairy slurry tanks: A critical point for measurement and control. Baker, M., Williams, A. D., Hooton, S.P.T., Heliwell, R. et al. (2022). Environmentat International, Volume 169, 107516.

A systematic map of within-plantation oil palm management practices reveals a rapidly growing but patchy evidence base. Popkin, M., Reiss-Woolever, V. J., Turner, E. C., & Luke, S. H. (2022). PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, 1(7), Article e0000023.

Wine without water: Improving grapevine tolerance to drought. Burgess, A. J. (2022). Plant Physiology, 190(3), 1550-1551. .

Revealing the importance of groundwater for potable private supplies in Wales. G. Farr, E. L. Ander, K. James, A. Kibble, D. A. Jones, C. Jone. (2022). Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 2022;; 55 (3): qjegh2021–078.

Vegetable oils composition affects the intestinal lymphatic transport and systemic bioavailability of co-administered lipophilic drug cannabidiol. Feng, W., Qin, C., Abdelrazig, S., Bai, Z., Raji, M., Darwish, R. et al. (2022). International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 624, Article 121947.

Data-driven modeling for resource recovery: Data volume, variability and visualisation for an industrial bioprocess. Fisher, J.O., Watson, J. N., Porcu, L., Bacon, D., et al. (2022). Biochmical Engineering Journal, Volume 185, 108499, ISSN 1369-703X.

An interdisciplinary method for assessing IPM potential: case study in Scottish spring barley. Stetkiewicz, S., Bruce, A., Burnett, F. J., Ennos, R. A., & Topp, C. F. E. (2022). CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 3(1), Article 23.

Just Transition: A whole-systems approach to decarbonisation. Abram, S., Atkins, E., Dietzel, A., Jenkins, K., Kiamba, L., Kirshner, J. et al. (2022). Climate Policy, 22(8), 1033-1049.

Transcriptional network underpinning ploidy-related elevated leaf potassium in neo-tetraploids. Fischer, S., Flis, P., Zhao, F. J., & Salt, D. E. (2022). Plant Physiology, 190(3), 1715-1730. .

Mapping peat thickness and carbon stocks of the central Congo Basin using field data. Crezee, B., Dargie, G. C., Ewango, C. E. N., Mitchard, E. T. A., Emba B., O., Kanyama T., J. et al. (2022). Nature Geoscience, 15(8), 639-644.

Bioaccessibility of essential lipophilic nutrients in a chloroplast-rich fraction (CRF) from agricultural green waste during simulated human gastrointestinal tract digestion. Wattanakul, J., Syamila, M., Darwish, R., Gedi, M. A., Sutcharit, P., Chi, C. et al. (2022). Food and Function, 13(9), 5365-5380.

Exercise, Urban Food Production, Preparation and Consumption: Implications, Benefits and Risks to Grow-Your-Own (GYO) Gardeners. Stubberfield, J.; Troldborg, M.; Ander, L.; Crout, N.; Young, S.D.; Hough, R.L. (2022). Agronomy, 12, 181.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Food Security of UK Adults Aged 20–65 Years (COVID-19 Food Security and Dietary Assessment 糖心原创). Thomas, M.; Eveleigh, E.; Vural, Z.; Rose, P.; Avery, A.; Coneyworth, L.; Welham, S. (2022). Nutrients 2022, 14, 5078. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14235078

Diet and irritable bowel syndrome: an update from a UK consensus meeting. Rej, A., Avery, A., Aziz, I. et al. (2022). BMC Med 20, 287. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02496-w.

Weight loss outcomes achieved by adults accessing an online programme offered as part of Public Health England’s ‘Better Health’ campaign. Toon, J., Geneva, M., Sharpe, P. et al.(2022). BMC Public Health 22, 1456. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13847-w.

Immediate environmental impacts of transformation of an oil palm intercropping to a monocropping system in a tropical peatland. Dhandapani, S., Girkin, N. T., Evers, S., Ritz, K., & Sjögersten, S. (2022). Mires and Peat, 28, 1-17.

Mapping brain activity of gut-brain signaling to appetite and satiety in healthy adults: A systematic review and functional neuroimaging meta-analysis. Althubeati, S., Avery, A., Tench, C, T., Lobo, D.N., Salter, A. Eldeghaidy, S. (2022). Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews,Volume 136,2022,104603,ISSN 0149-7634.

Rare sugars: metabolic impacts and mechanisms of action: a scoping review. Smith A, Avery A, Ford R, et al. (2022). British Journal of Nutrition. 2022;128(3):389-406. doi:10.1017/S0007114521003524.

Agronomic biofortification increases grain zinc concentration of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi. Botoman, L., Chimungu, J. G., Bailey, E. H., Munthali, M. W., Ander, E. L., Mossa, A.-W., Young, S. D., Broadley, M. R., Lark, R. M., & Nalivata, P. C. (2022). Plant Direct, 6(11), e458. .

Linkages between soil, crop, livestock, and human selenium status in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. Mutonhodza, B., Joy, E.J.M., Bailey, E.H., Lark, M.R., Kangara, M.G.M., Broadley, M.R., Matsungo, T.M. and Chopera, P. (2022). Int J Food Sci Technol, 57: 6336-6349. .

Mineral micronutrient status and spatial distribution among the Ehiopian population. Belay A, Gashu D, Joy EJM, et al. (2022). British Journal of Nutrition.128(11):2170-2180. doi:10.1017/S0007114522000319.

Biofortified Maize Improves Selenium Status of Women and Children in a Rural Community in Malawi: Results of the Addressing Hidden Hunger With Agronomy Randomized Controlled Trial. Joy EJ. M. , Kalimbira A. A. , Sturgess J. , Banda L. et al. (2022). Journal of Frontiers in Nutrition, Volume 8, ISSN-10.3389.

Biofortified Wheat Increases Dietary Zinc Intake: A Randomised Controlled Efficacy 糖心原创 of Zincol-2016 in Rural Pakistan. Lowe N. M., Zaman M., Khan M. Jaffar , Brazier A.K. M. (2022). Journal of Frontiers in Nutrition, Volume 8, ISSN-2296-861X.

Payments from Households to Distant Polluting Firms. Dijkstra, B.R. (2022). Environ Resource Econ 82, 681–715 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-022-00683-0.

Prospects to improve the nutritional quality of crops. Scharff, L. B., Saltenis, V. L., Jensen, P. E., Baekelandt, A., Burgess, A. J., Burow, M., et al. (2022). Prospects to improve the nutritional quality of crops. Food and Energy Security, 11(1), Article e327. .

Eustress in Space: Opportunities for Plant Stressors Beyond the Earth Ecosystem. Hessel, V., Liang, S., Tran, N. N., Escribà-Gelonch, M., Zeckovic, O., Knowling, M., …Burgess, A. (2022). Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 9, Article 841211.

Casting light on the architecture of crop yield. Murchie, E. H., & Burgess, A. J. (2022). Crop and Environment, 1(1), 74-85.

Overweight, obesity and excessive weight gain in pregnancy as risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes: A narrative review. Langley-Evans, S. C., Pearce, J., & Ellis, S. (2022). Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 35(2), 250-264. .

Soil and landscape factors influence geospatial variation in maize grain zinc concentration in Malawi. Botoman, L., Chagumaira, C., Mossa, A. W., Amede, T., Ander, E. L., Bailey, E. H. et al. (2022). Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 7986.

The deployment of intercropping and agroforestry as adaptation to climate change. Burgess, A. J., Correa Cano, M. E., & Parkes, B. (2022). Crop and Environment, 1(2), 145-160.

Linking long-term soil phosphorus management to microbial communities involved in nitrogen reactions. O’Neill, R. M., Duff, A. M., Brennan, F. P., Gebremichael, A. W., Girkin, N. T., Lanigan, G. J. et al. (2022). Biology and Fertility of Soils, 58(4), 389-402.

Stakeholder interpretation of probabilistic representations of uncertainty in spatial information: an example on the nutritional quality of staple crops. Chagumaira, C., Nalivata, P. C., Chimungu, J. G., Gashu, D., Broadley, M. R., Milne, A. E., & Lark, R. M. (2022). International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 36(12), 2446-2472.

Tropical peatlands in the anthropocene: Lessons from the past. Cole, L. E., Åkesson, C. M., Hapsari, K. A., Hawthorne, D., Roucoux, K. H., Girkin, N. T., et al. (2022). Anthropocene, 37, Article 100324.

Vegans and vegetarians living in Nottingham (UK) continue to be at risk of iodine deficiency. Eveleigh, E., Coneyworth, L., Zhou, M., Burdett, H., Malla, J., Nguyen, V. H., & Welham, S. (2022). British Journal of Nutrition, 129(9), 1510-1527.

Energy management for a net zero dairy supply chain under climate change. Malliaroudaki, I.M., Watson, J. N., Ferrari, Rebecca, Nchari, L.N., Gomes, L.R. (2022). Trend in Food Science and Technlogy, Volumes 126, p 153-167. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924224422000152?via%3Dihub.

Identifying Sustainable Nitrogen Management Practices for Tea Plantations. Rebello, R., Burgess, P. J., & Girkin, N. T. (2022). Nitrogen, 3(1), 43-57.

Biofortified Maize Improves Selenium Status of Women and Children in a Rural Community in Malawi: Results of the Addressing Hidden Hunger With Agronomy Randomized Controlled Trial. Joy, E. J., Kalimbira, A. A., Sturgess, J., Banda, L., Chiutsi-Phiri, G., Manase, H. et al. (2022). Frontiers in Nutrition, 8, Article 788096.

2021 Publications

Mapping the landscape of Consumer Food Waste. Harvey, J., Nica-Avram, G., Smith, M., Hibbert, S., Muthuri, J. (2021). Appetite, Volume 168, 2022, 105702, ISSN 0195-6663.

Re)-imagining ecologically harmonious food systems beyond technofixes. Touboulic, A., & Mccarthy, L. (2021). Revue de l'Organisation Responsable, 16(2), 18-27

The nutritional quality of cereals varies geospatially in Ethiopia and Malawi. Gashu, D., Nalivata, P.C., Amede, T. et al. (2021). Nature 594, 71–76 (2021).

We're out, so wtf do we do now?’: Brexit and rural identity in the era of online agricultural communities. Jones-Garcia, E., & Touboulic, A. (2021). Sociologia Ruralis, 62(2), 190-211.

Correction to: Healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP): a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a weight management intervention for pregnant women with obesity on weight at 12 months postpartum. Simpson, S.A., Coulman, E., Gallagher, D. et al. (2021). Int J Obes 46, 242. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00976-2.

Adherence to a Plant-Based Diet and Consumption of Specific Plant Foods—Associations with 3-Year Weight-Loss Maintenance and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Secondary Analysis of the PREVIEW. Zhu, R., Fogelholm, M., Poppitt, S. D., Silvestre, M. P., Møller, G., Huttunen-Lenz, M. et al. (2021). Nutrients, 13(11), Article 3916.

Who’s Milking It? Scripted Stories of Food Labour. McCarthy, L., Touboulic, A., & Glover, J. (2021). Employment and Society, 36(6), 1038–1059.

Corrigendum: A High-Protein, Low Glycemic Index Diet Suppresses Hunger but Not Weight Regain After Weight Loss: Results From a Large, 3-Years Randomized Trial (PREVIEW). Zhu, R., Fogelholm, M., Larsen, T. M., Poppitt, S. D., Silvestre, M. P., Vestentoft, P. et al. (2021). Frontiers in Nutrition, 8,

Identification of aroma compounds in a commonly prescribed oral nutritional supplement and associated changes in olfactory abilities with human ageing. Lester, S., Cornacchia, L., Corbier, C., Taylor, M. A., Ayed, C., Yang, N. et al. (2021). Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 16518.

Tackling protozoan parasites of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa. MacGregor, P., Nene, V., & Nisbet, R. E. R. (2021). PLoS Pathogens, 17(10), Article e1009955.

Assessing land suitability for rainfed paddy rice production in Zambia. Makungwe, M., Chabala, L. M., Van Dijk, M., Chishala, B. H., & Lark, R. M. (2021). Geoderma Regional, 27, Article e00438.

Environmental and human iodine and selenium status: lessons from Gilgit-Baltistan, North-East Pakistan. Ahmad, S., Bailey, E.H., Arshad, M. et al. (2021). Environ Geochem Health 43, 4665–4686 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-00943-w.

Effect of intake of food hydrocolloids of bacterial origin on the glycemic response in humans: Systematic review and narrative synthesis. Alshammari, N. A., Taylor, M. A., Stevenson, R., Gouseti, O., Alyami, J., Muttakin, S. et al. (2021). Nutrients, 13(7), Article 2407.

Correction to: Assessment of potentially toxic elements in vegetables cultivated in urban and peri-urban sites in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and implications for human health. Hawrami, K.A.M., Crout, N.M.J., Shaw, G. et al. (2021). Environ Geochem Health 43, 3255. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-00851-z.

Food industry and engineering—Quo vadis?. Hefft, D. I., & Higgins, Ṡ. (2021). Journal of Food Process Engineering, 44(8), 1-4.

Long‐term zero‐tillage enhances the protection of soil carbon in tropical agriculture. Cooper, H. V., Sjögersten, S., Lark, R. M., Girkin, N. T., Vane, C. H., Calonego, J. C., et al. (2021). European Journal of Soil Science, 72(6), 2477-2492.

Two chemically distinct root lignin barriers control solute and water balance. Reyt, G., Ramakrishna, P., Salas-González, I., Fujita, S., Love, A., Tiemessen, D., et al. (2021). Nature Communications, 12(1), Article 2320. .

Ways to care: Forms and possibilities of compassion within UK food banks. Surman, E., Keleman, Mihaela., Rumens, Nick. (2021). The Sociological Review, 69(5), 1090-1106. .

Priorities for social science and humanities research on the challenges of moving beyond animal-based food systems. Morris, C., Kaljonen, M., Aavik, K., Balázs, B., Cole, M., Coles, B. et al. (2021). Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 8, Article 38.

A comparison between three legacy soil maps of Zambia at national scale: The spatial patterns of legend units and their relation to soil properties. Mukumbuta, I., Chabala, L. M., Sichinga, S., Miti, C., & Lark, R. M. (2021). Geoderma, 402, Article 115193.

Zinc deficiency is highly prevalent and spatially dependent over short distances in Ethiopia. Belay, A., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J., Lark, R. M., Chagumaira, C., Likoswe, B. H.et al. (2021). Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 6510.

To till or not to till in a temperate ecosystem? Implications for climate change mitigation. Cooper, H. V., Sjögersten, S., Lark, R. M., & Mooney, S. J. (2021). Environmental Research Letters, 16(5), Article 054022. .

African Leafy Vegetables for Improved Human Nutrition and Food System Resilience in Southern Africa: A Scoping Review. Isaac, A., Shayanowako, T., Morrissey, O., Tanzi, A., Muchuweti, M., Mendiondo, G. M. et al. (2021). Sustainability, 13(5), Article 2896.

Spatial variability and mapping of soil fertility status in a high-potential smallholder farming area under sub-humid conditions in Zimbabwe. Soropa, G., Mbisva, O. M., Nyamangara, J., Nyakatawa, E. Z., Nyapwere, N., & Lark, R. M. (2021). SN Applied Sciences, 3, Article 396.

Can nitrogen fertilizer management improve grain iron concentration of agro-biofortified crops in Zimbabwe?. Manzeke-Kangara, M. G., Mtambanengwe, F., Watts, M. J., Broadley, M. R., Lark, R. M., & Mapfumo, P. (2021). Agronomy, 11(1), Article 124.

Crop uptake of heavy metals in response to the environment and agronomic practices on land near mine tailings in the Zambian Copperbelt Province. Kaninga, B., Lark, R. M., Chishala, B. H., Maseka, K. K., Sakala, G. M., Young, S. D. et al. (2021). Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 43(9), 3699-3713.

English version of the food disgust scale: Optimization and other considerations. Thibodeau, M., Yang, Q., Ford, R., & Pickering, G. (2021). Journal of Sensory Studies, 36(2), Article e12639.

Mapping groundwater recharge in Africa from ground observations and implications for water security. MacDonald, A. M., Lark, R. M., Taylor, R. G., Abiye, T., Fallas, H. C., Favreau, G. et al. (2021). Environmental Research Letters, 16(3), Article 034012.

Books and book chapters by our associates

Book chapter by Professor Heike Bartel. Title: Rewriting Illness from the Turkish German Margins: Eating Disorders in Narratives by Renan Demirkan and Yade Yasemin Önder. Book title: "The Health Humanities in German Studies". Availale here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/health-humanities-in-german-studies-9781350296183/. Published June 2024.
Dr. Alanna Higgins. Title: "Geographical Connections in Brewing: Locating Place and Placelessness in Beer Production". Book title: "The Geography of Beer". Available here: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-39008-1_26. Published December 2023.
Book chapter by Dr Qian Yang. Title: Next-generation sensory and consumer science: data collection tools using digital technologies. Book title: "Digital Sensory Science: Applications in New Product Development". Available here: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/27599285. Published November 2023.
Book chapter by Prof. Heike Bartel. Title: Opening a New Space for Health Communication: Twitter and the Discourse of Eating Disorders in Men. Book title: "Maculinities and Discourses of Men's Health". Available here: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-38407-3_4. Published October 2023.
Book chapter by Dr. Simon Welham. Title: The Role of Micronutrients and Micronutrient Supplements in Vegetarian and Vegan Diets. Book title: "Dietary Supplements - Challenges and Future Research". Available here: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/18813583. Published June 2023.
Book chapter by Prof. John Brameld. Title: The Winged Bean Genome: Winged Bean—One Species Supermarket. Book title: "Underutilised Crop Genomes". Available here: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/20557896. Published November 2022.
Book chapter by Dr Stacia Stetkiewicz. Title: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on healthy and sustainable diets and wellbeing in UK parents. Book title: "Transforming food systems: ethics, innovation and responsibility". Available here: https://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/10.3920/978-90-8686-939-8_56. Published September 2022.
Book chapter by Dr. Alexandra Gibbs. Title: Abiotic stress, acclimation, and adaptation in carbon fixation processes. Book tile: "Photosynthesis in Action: Harvesting Light, Generating Electrons, Fixing Carbon". Available here: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7651393. Published January 2022.
Book chapter by Professor John Brameld. Chapter title: Suitability of insects for animal feeding. Book titile: "Insects as Animal Feed: Novel Ingredients for Use in Pet, Aquaculture and Livestock Diets". Available here: https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/9781789245929.0004. Published September 2021.
Book chapter by Dr. Ellen Nisbet. Title: Viewing Animal Models for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex in the Light of Evolution. Book title: "Organism Models of Autism Spectrum Disorders". Available here: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4654864. Published June 2020.
Book chapter by Professor Richard Hyde. Title: Coming together to combat food fraud: Regulatory networks in the EU. Book title: "A handbook of food crime: Immoral and illegal practices in the food industry and what to do about them". Available here: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1218815. Published May 2018.
Book by Professor Richard Hyde. Title: "Regulating food-borne illness: investigation, control and enforcement.". Available here: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/758413. Published August 2015.
Book by Professor Murray Lark. Title: "Field Sampling for Environmental Science and Management". Avalialble here: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780203128640/field-sampling-environmental-science-management-richard-webster-murray-lark. Published July 2012.
Book chapter by Professor Murray Lark. Title: Digital Soil Mapping Technologies for Countries with Sparse Data Infrastructures. Book title: "Digital Soil Mapping with Limited Data". Available here: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4020-8592-5_2#citeas. Published Demcember 2008.

Conference papers

Re-engineering the Food Industry: Where do we go from here? by Seamus Higgins. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-9812-5_26#citeas

Our Associates' perspectives on food systems

Jack Bobo on cultivating solutions for food and drink innovation and social policy

Dr Anne Touboulic unwraps food supply chains and its impact on our planet

Jack Bobo's 2019 TEDxTyson's talk on consumer food choices and the factors that shape it

Meet our people

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