Publications

Journal Articles

Schneider, K., Remans, R., Bekele, T.H., et al. “Governance and resilience as entry points for transforming food systems in the countdown to 2030.” Nature Food, 6(1). doi:10.1038/s43016-024-01109-4.

Data & Replication code

Policy report with executive summary in 6 languages

Schneider, K., De La O Campos, A.P., Cavatassi, R., Davis, B. (2024) “Resilient and inclusive rural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa under climate, demographic, and social change: Challenges and opportunities for income growth and job creation.” Global Food Security, 43, 100815. doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100815.

Dewi, D., Aytekin, N.D., Schneider, K., Resnick, D., Covic, N. (2024) “Defining and measuring policy coherence for food systems transformation: A scoping review.” Global Food Security, 43, 100803. doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100803.

Schneider, K. (2024). “Health–environment interactions across food systems.” Nature Food, 5. doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00928-9.

Schneider, K., Fanzo, J., Haddad, L., et al. (2023). “The state of food systems worldwide in the countdown to 2030.” Nature Food, 4, 1090-1110. doi: 10.1038/s43016-023-00885-9.

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Policy report with executive summary in 6 languages

Ambikapathi, R., Schneider, K., Davis, B., Herrero, M., Winters, P., Fanzo, J. “Global food system transitions and patterns in the last decades: what have we learned so far? A Country Level Perspective.” Nature Food, 3, 764–779. doi:10.1038/s43016-022-00588-7

Schneider, K., Webb, P., Christiaensen, L., & Masters, W. (2022) “Assessing the affordability of nutrient-adequate diets.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics. doi:10.1111/ajae.12334 (Preprint; World Bank Policy Research Working Paper)

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Schneider, K. (2022) “Nationally representative estimates of the cost of adequate diets, nutrient level drivers, and policy options for households in rural Malawi.” Food Policy, 102275. doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2022.102275

Fanzo, J., Haddad, L., Schneider, K., et al. (2021). Viewpoint: Rigorous monitoring is necessary to meet the food system transformation challenge in the countdown to 2030 global goals. Food Policy, 104, 102163. doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102163

Schneider, K., Fanzo, J., Haddad, L., Rosero Moncayo, J. (2021). Global health has a stake in the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit. Lancet S0140-6736(21)02047-X. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02047-X.

Schneider, K., Webb, P., Christiaensen, L., & Masters, W. (2021) Assessing diet quality when families share their meals: Evidence from Malawi. Journal of Nutrition nxab287. doi:10.1093/jn/nxab287

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Schneider, K., Oslund, J., & Liu, T. (2021). The impact of the Community Eligibility Provision on School Meal Participation in Texas. Public Health Nutrition, 1-9. doi:10.1017/S1368980021003712

Schneider, K. & Herforth, A. (2020). Software tools for practical application of human nutrient requirements in food-based social science research. Gates Open Res 4(179).

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Seymour, G., Masuda, Y., Williams, J., Schneider, K. (2019). Household and child nutrition outcomes among the time and income poor in Bangladesh. Global Food Security, (20), 82-92. doi:1016/j.gfs.2019.01.004

Schneider, K., & Masters, W. A. (2019). Orange Fanta versus orange fruit: A novel measure of nutrition knowledge in Malawi. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 15(1), e12656. doi:10.1111/mcn.12656

Working Papers, Policy Briefs, & Technical Documents

Current Projects

Davis, B., Winters, P., Mane, E., Gurbuzer, Y., Schneider, K., Caivano, G., Piedrahita, N., Chaudhary, N., Ambikapathi, R. “Estimating global and country-level employment in agri-food systems.” Under review. (FAO working paper)

Schneider, K., Yi, J., Conforti, P., Boero, V., Cerilli, C., Vollaro, M., Jiang, S., Rosero Moncayo, J., Barrett, C. “Estimating output value added of the world’s agri-food systems.” Under review.

Manners, R., Umugwaneza, M., Benimana, G., Matsiko, E. Vasanthakaalam, H., Schneider, K. & Spielman, D. “The cost and affordability of new dietary recommendations in Rwanda.” Under review.

Schneider, K., Cash, S., Feng, W., Thorne-Lyman, A., & Love, D. “What happens to diet quality when food prices rise? Revealed preference from national panel scanner data, 2015-2018.”

Schneider, K. & Thorne-Lyman, A. “Willingness-to-pay for healthy and sustainable foods: Experimental evidence from an informational intervention with American consumers.”

Thorne-Lyman, A. & Schneider, K. “American consumers say it would be somewhat hard to make the dietary shifts recommended by the American Heart Association.”

Thorne-Lyman, A., Schneider, K., Ramsing, R., & Altema-Johnson, D. “Protein transitions and the role of plant-based proteins in American diets.”

*Denotes graduate student first author under my supervision.

Past Projects Working Paper and Policy Briefs

Schneider, K., Bellows, A., Downs, Bell, W., Ambikapathi, R., Masters, W., Nordhagen, S., Nugent, R., Branca, F., Fanzo, J. “Inequities and access to healthy diets: A landscaping review and ways forward.” GAIN Discussion Paper Series, No. Geneva, GAIN.

Kaiyatsa, S. & Schneider, K. “How Sensitive Are Cost of Living Metrics to Missing Food Price Data? Evidence from a Novel Market Survey and Consumer Price Data in Rural Malawi.” (Working paper)

Schneider, K., Gugerty, M.K. (2011). Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction: Linkages and Pathways. Evans School Policy Analysis and Research Group Brief No. 121. Seattle, WA: University of Washington.

Schneider, K., Reynolds, T., & Anderson, C.L. (2011). Agricultural Productivity Growth Rates: Historical Trends and Future Projections. Evans School Policy Analysis and Research Group Technical Report No. 136. Seattle, WA: University of Washington.

Po-Chedly, S., Smoliak, B., Stokes-Prindle, S., Schneider, K., Paulsen, J., Lipson, J., Cullen, A., & Anderson, C.L. (2011). Crops & Climate Change: Executive Summary. Evans School Policy Analysis and Research Group Technical Report No. 118. Seattle, WA: University of Washington.

Schneider, K., Smoliak, B., Cullen, A., & Anderson, C.L. (2011). Crops & Climate Change: Rice. Evans School Policy Analysis and Research Group Technical Report No. 71. Seattle, WA: University of Washington.

Schneider, K. & Anderson, C.L. (2010). Yield Gap and Productivity Potential in Ethiopian Agriculture: Staple Gains & Pulses. Evans School Policy Analysis and Research Group Technical Report No. 98. Seattle, WA: University of Washington.

Schneider, K. & Gugerty, M.K. (2010). Impact of Export-Driven Cash Crops on Smallholder Households. Evans School Policy Analysis and Research Group Brief No. 94. Seattle, WA: University of Washington.

Schneider, K., Plotnick, R., Gugerty, M.K. & Anderson, C.L. (2010). Poultry Markets in West Africa: Overview & Comparative Analysis. Evans School Policy Analysis and Research Group Brief No. 82. Seattle, WA: University of Washington.

Schneider, K. & Anderson, C.L. (2010, 2011). Quarterly Commodity Price Updates. Evans School Policy Analysis and Research Group. Seattle, WA: University of Washington.

Schneider, K., & Gugerty, M.K. (2009). Political Economy of Fertilizer Policy in Mozambique. Evans School Policy Analysis and Research Group Brief No. 76. Seattle, WA: University of Washington.

Schneider, K., & Gugerty, M.K. (2010). Gender & Contract Farming in Sub-Saharan Africa. Evans School Policy Analysis and Research Group Brief No. 67. Seattle, WA: University of Washington.

Cagley, J.H., Yorgey, G., Cook, J., Gockel, R., Hampton, K., Schneider, K., Curran, S., Gugerty, M.K., Anderson, C.L. & Klawitter, M. (2010). Gender & Cropping in Sub-Saharan Africa: Executive Summary. Evans School Policy Analysis and Research Group Brief No. 64. Seattle, WA: University of Washington.

Armah, J., Schneider, K., Plotnick, R., & Gugerty, M.K. (2010). Smallholder Contract Farming in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Evans School Policy Analysis and Research Group Brief No. 60. Seattle, WA: University of Washington.

Schneider, K., Anderson, C.L. & Gugerty, M.K. (2010). Gender & Cropping in Sub-Saharan Africa: Cotton. Evans School Policy Analysis and Research Group Brief No. 55. Seattle, WA: University of Washington.