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Dietary transitions and inequalities:

Agricultural and Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Farmer Household Dietary Diversity in India: A Comparative Study of Visakhapatnam and Sonipat
The contribution of trees and green spaces to household food security in eThekwini Metro, KwaZulu-Natal
The role of smallholder farming on rural household dietary diversity
Carabid beetles (Coleoptera) as indicators of sustainability in agroecosystems: A systematic review
Can cereal-legume intercrop systems contribute to household nutrition in semi-arid environments: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The determinants of adoption and intensity of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices among smallholder maize farmers
Food insecurity and its determinants among adults in North and South India
Impact of market participation of indigenous crops on household food security of smallholder farmers of South Africa
Snacking behavior and association with metabolic risk factors in adults from north and south India
Processed foods purchase profiles in urban India in 2013 and 2016: a cluster and multivariate analysis
Growing health: global linkages between patterns of food supply, sustainability, and vulnerability to climate change
Persistent consumer responses to a nationwide food safety recall in urban India
Developing multiscale and integrative nature–people scenarios using the Nature Futures Framework
Advancing a toolkit of diverse futures approaches for global environmental assessments
From fAIrplay to climate wars: making climate change scenarios more dynamic, creative, and integrative
Factors Influencing the Extent of the Commercialization of Indigenous Crops Among Smallholder Farmers in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces of South Africa (frontiersin.org)
The Determinants of Market Participation and Its Effect on Food Security of the Rural Smallholder Farmers in Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces, South Africa
A food systems approach and qualitative system dynamics model to reveal policy issues within the commercial broiler chicken system in South Africa
Leveraging the potential of wild food for healthy, sustainable, and equitable local food systems: learning from a transformation lab in the Western Cape region | SpringerLink
Amazing ting: South Africa must reinvigorate sorghum as a key food before it’s lost
Leveraging the Potential of Sorghum as a Healthy Food and Resilient Crop in the South African Food System
The Dynamics of Youth Employment and Empowerment in Agriculture and Rural Development in South Africa: A Scoping Review
Community disaster exposure and first onset of depression: A panel analysis of nationally representative South African data, 2008–2017
The role of dairy in healthy and sustainable food systems: community voices from India
Impact of Recapitalisation and Development Programme on Performance of Land Reform Beneficiary Farmers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
‘Hampers’ as an effective strategy to shift towards sustainable diets in South African low-income communities
Visioning a food system for an equitable transition towards sustainable diets – A South African perspective
Dietary and agricultural adaptations to drought among smallholder farmers in South Africa: A qualitative study
Research in India using Kantar data found that increased taxes did not appear to affect soft drink consumption
Photovoice work in India explored community perceptions of packaged foods
In South Africa the potential of hampers to be a source of sustainable and healthy food was explored
In the UK a study of plant-based alternative foods found that their consumption has increased in recent years, particularly among women and younger age groups
SHEFS research found that meeting the 5-a-day target in the UK by consuming more fruit and vegetables could not only improve population health but also reduce environmental footprints:

Adaptations to climate change (with a focus on neglected and underutilised species)

A South African study explored dietary and agricultural adaptations to drought among smallholder farmers and found a shift away from animal-source foods

Research in South Africa has investigated the suitability for growing various neglected species and found that South Africa has huge potential for growing varieties that would be drought and stress tolerant:

A further study explored factors influencing the extent to which these crops could be commercialised:

Qualitative work has also been undertaken to delve deeper into the identities of some of these crops:

Livestock systems:

Work in South Africa has explored opportunities for policy intervention to help smallholder producers, and explored links with sustainability, nutrition and health:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.670756/full

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.650469/full

Work of global relevance:

SHEFS methodological and scenario work has included a scoping review of adaptation strategies and health, a media analysis of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on chicken systems, and an operationalisation of the water-energy-food nexus:

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac092c

https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/16/9435

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032121006997

Members of the SHEFS research team have also used their expertise in spatial analysis methods to produce mapping work on irrigated areas and to evaluate land suitability methods:

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/5/876

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/2/125

Hungry for change: fixing the failures in food.

House of Lords Paper 85. Select Committee on Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment – SHEFS contributed to this report. 2020.

The natural capital framework for sustainably efficient and equitable decision making.

Nature Sustainability. BATEMAN, I. J. & MACE, G. M. 2020.

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Exposure to waste sites and their impact on health: a panel and geospatial analysis of nationally representative data from South Africa, 2008–2015.

The Lancet Planetary Health, 4, e223-e234. TOMITA, A., CUADROS, D. F., BURNS, J. K., TANSER, F. & SLOTOW, R. 2020.

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Soil nutrition, microbial composition and associated soil enzyme activities in KwaZulu-Natal grasslands and savannah ecosystems soils.

Applied Soil Ecology, 155. ZUNGU, N. S., EGBEWALE, S. O., OLANIRAN, A. O., PÉREZ-FERNÁNDEZ, M. & MAGADLELA, A. 2020.

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Which practices co‐deliver food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and combat land degradation and desertification?*

Global Change Biology. SMITH, P., CALVIN, K., NKEM, J., CAMPBELL, D., CHERUBINI, F., GRASSI, G., KOROTKOV, V., LE HOANG, A., LWASA, S., MCELWEE, P., NKONYA, E., SAIGUSA, N., SOUSSANA, J. F., TABOADA, M. A., MANNING, F. C., NAMPANZIRA, D., ARIAS-NAVARRO, C., VIZZARRI, M., HOUSE, J., ROE, S., COWIE, A., ROUNSEVELL, M. & ARNETH, A. 2019.

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The 2019 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: ensuring that the health of a child born today is not defined by a changing climate.

The Lancet, 394, 1836-1878. WATTS, N., AMANN, M., ARNELL, N., AYEB-KARLSSON, S., BELESOVA, K., BOYKOFF, M., BYASS, P., CAI, W., CAMPBELL-LENDRUM, D., CAPSTICK, S., CHAMBERS, J., DALIN, C., S., QUINN, R. ET AL. 2019.

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Consumer Perceptions and Acceptability of Traditional Dishes Prepared with Provitamin A-Biofortified Maize and Sweet Potato.

Nutrients, 11. GOVENDER, L., PILLAY, K., SIWELA, M., MODI, A. T. & MABHAUDHI, T. 2019.

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Assessing climate change and adaptive capacity at local scale using observed and remotely sensed data.

Weather and Climate Extremes, 26. MPANDELI, S., NHAMO, L., MOELETSI, M., MASUPHA, T., MAGIDI, J., TSHIKOLOMO, K., LIPHADZI, S., NAIDOO, D. & MABHAUDHI, T. 2019.

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The future of environmental sustainability labelling on food products.

The Lancet Planetary Health, 4, e137-e138. BROWN, K. A., HARRIS, F., POTTER, C. & KNAI, C. 2020.

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A Review of Indigenous Food Crops in Africa and the Implications for more Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems

Sustainability. AKINOLA, R., PEREIRA, L. M., MABHAUDHI, T., DE BRUIN, F.-M. & RUSCH, L. 2020.

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Spatial-temporal trends and risk factors for undernutrition and obesity among children (<5 years) in South Africa, 2008–2017: findings from a nationally representative longitudinal panel survey

BMJ Open. SARTORIUS, B., SARTORIUS, K., GREEN, R., LUTGE, E., SCHEELBEEK, P., TANSER, F., DANGOUR, A. D. & SLOTOW, R. 2020.

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The health case for urgent action on climate change.

BMJ. HAINES, A. & SCHEELBEEK, P. 2020.

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Is agricultural engagement associated with lower incidence or prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular disease risk factors? A systematic review of observational studies from low- and middle-income countries

PLOS One. SØRENSEN, T. B., MATSUZAKI, M., GREGSON, J., KINRA, S., KADIYALA, S., SHANKAR, B. & DANGOUR, A. D. 2020.

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Potential yield challenges to scale-up of zero budget natural farming.

Nature Sustainability. SMITH, J., YELURIPATI, J., SMITH, P. & NAYAK, D. R. 2020.

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Dietary recommendations in Spain –affordability and environmental sustainability?

Journal of Cleaner Production, 254. GONZÁLEZ-GARCÍA, S., GREEN, R. F., SCHEELBEEK, P. F., HARRIS, F. & DANGOUR, A. D. 2020.

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What underlies inadequate and unequal fruit and vegetable consumption in India? An exploratory analysis.

Global Food Security, 24. CHOUDHURY, S., SHANKAR, B., ALEKSANDROWICZ, L., TAK, M., GREEN, R., HARRIS, F., SCHEELBEEK, P. & DANGOUR, A. 2020.

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Multidimensional characterization of global food supply from 1961 to 2013.

Nature Food, 1, 70-75. BENTHAM, J., SINGH, G. M., DANAEI, G., GREEN, R., LIN, J. K., STEVENS, G. A., FARZADFAR, F., BENNETT, J. E., DI CESARE, M., DANGOUR, A. D. & EZZATI, M . 2020.

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Impacts of Global Food Systems on Biodiversity and Water: The Vision of Two Reports and Future Aims.

One Earth, 1, 298-302. DALIN, C. & OUTHWAITE, C. L. 2019.

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The impact of environmental changes on the yield and nutritional quality of fruits, nuts and seeds: a systematic review.

Environmental Research Letters. ALAE-CAREW, C., NICOLEAU, S., BIRD, F., HAWKINS, P., TUOMISTO, H., HAINES, A., DANGOUR, A. & SCHEELBEEK, P. 2019.

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Sustainable Diet Dimensions. Comparing Consumer Preference for Nutrition, Environmental and Social Responsibility Food Labelling: A Systematic Review.

Sustainability, 11. Tobi, R. C. A, Harris, F, Rana, R, Brown, K. A, Quaife, M. & Green, R. 2019.

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Potential impact on prevalence of obesity in the UK of a 20% price increase in high sugar snacks: modelling study

British Medical Journal, 366.Pauline F D Scheelbeek. Laura Cornelsen. Theresa M Marteau. Susan A Jebb. Richard D Smith. 2019.

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Awakening from the listeriosis crisis: Food safety challenges, practices and governance in the food retail sector in South Africa

Food Control, 333-342. S Boatemaa, M Barney, S Drimie, J Harper, L Korsten, L Pereira. 2019.

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Purchase trends of processed foods and beverages in urban India

Global Food Security, 191-204. C Law, R Green, S Kadiyala, BShankar, C Knai, K Brown, A Dangour, L Cornelsen. 2019.

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Challenges for health in the Anthropocene epoch (Editorial)

British Medical Journal, 364, l460. A. Haines, P. Scheelbeek and K. Abbasi. 2019.

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Future diets in India: A systematic review of food consumption projection studies

Global Food Security, 23, 182-190. C. Alae-Carew, F.A. Bird, S. Choudhury, F. Harris, L. Aleksandrowicz, J. Milner, E.J.M. Joy, S. Agrawal, A.D. Dangour and R. Green. December 2019.

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Improving the dietary Vitamin A content of rural communities in South Africa by replacing non-biofortified white maize and sweet potato with biofortified maize and sweet potato in traditional dishes.

Nutrients, 11 (6), 1198. L. Govender, K. Pillay, M. Siwela, A. Modi and T. Mabhaudhi. 2019.

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“More crop per drop”: Exploring India’s cereal water use since 2005.

Science of the Total Environment, 673, 207-217. B. Kayatz, F. Harris, J. Hillier, T. Adhya, C. Dalin, D. Nayak, R. Green, P. Smith and A.D. Dangour. 2019.

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Environmental change and fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds: what is the gap to bridge?

The Science Breaker (www.thesciencebreaker.org). C. Alae-Carew and P. Scheelbeek. 2019.

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Environmental impacts of dietary shifts in India: A modelling study using nationally representative data.

Environ International, 126, 207-215. L. Aleksandrowicz, R. Green, E.J.M. Joy, F. Harris, J. Hillier, S.H. Vetter, P. Smith, B. Kulkarni, A.D. Dangour and A. Haines. 2019.

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Major depression and household food insecurity among individuals with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in South Africa.

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 54 (3), 387-393. A. Tomita, S. Ramlall, T. Naidu, S.S. Mthembu, N. Padayatchi and J.K. Burns. 2019.

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Spatial structure of depression in South Africa: A longitudinal panel survey of a nationally representative sample of households.

Scientific Reports, 9, 979. D.F. Cuadros, A. Tomita, A. Vandormael, R. Slotow, J.K. Burns and F. Tanser. 2019.

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Mainstreaming underutilized indigenous and traditional crops into food systems: A South African perspective.

Sustainability, 11. T. Mabhaudhi, T. Chibarabada, V. Chimonyo, V. Murugani, L. Pereira, N. Sobratee, L. Govender, R. Slotow and A. Modi. 2018.

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Sustainable food systems: A health perspective.

Sustainability Science, 13, 1505-1517. E. Lindgren, F. Harris, A.D. Dangour, A. Gasparatos, M. Hiramatsu, F. Javadi, B. Loken, T. Murakami, P. Scheelbeek and A. Haines. 2018.

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Effect of environmental changes on vegetable and legume yields and nutritional quality.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115, 6804-6809. P. Scheelbeek, F.A. Bird, H.L. Tuomisto, R. Green, F.B. Harris, E.J.M. Joy, Z. Chalabi, E. Allen, A Haines and A.D. Dangour. 2018.

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Maximizing the public health benefits from climate action (Viewpoint).

Environmental Science and Technology, 52, 3852-3853. G.D. Thurston, S. De Matteis, K. Murray, P. Scheelbeek, N. Scovronick, M. Budolfson, D. Spears and P. Vineis. 2018.