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Spencer Henson - Professorial Fellow and Team Leader

Globalisation
T: +44 (0)1273 915691
E: s.henson@ids.ac.uk

Administrator:
Charlotte Huggett

Thematic Expertise:
Agriculture; Aid; Business; Agri-food Business and Agricultural Trade; Innovation and Value Chains; Private-sector Governance; Economy and Finance; Trade and Growth; Globalisation; Nutrition.

Spencer Henson is an applied economist whose interests are centred on the economics and political economy of agri-food standards. He has undertaken research across 40 countries and worked with a wide range of standards and development institutions and organisations.

He is recognised as an expert internationally on agri-food standards and developing countries, as well as on the economics of regulation and standards in the area of food and agriculture more generally.

Analysing the Effects from Non Tariff Measures (NTM) in the Global Agri-Food Trade
The project's objective is to collect and analyse new data on non-tariff measures, particularly on governmental standards and regulations that prescribe the conditions for importing agri-food products into the EU market and into the markets of the main competing players.

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Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) Review
A general review of the negotiating process and costs of EPAs and their impact on development.

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International Public Opinion Monitor
The International Public Opinion Monitor aims to understand how everyday citizens see the world in which live, and how their attitudes change (or not) over time.

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Partnering for Better Food
This project aims to identify and support scalable public-private innovative partnerships in developing countries that bridge the gaps between agriculture and nutrition programmes to improve nutrition for the poor and undernourished.

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Public Perceptions of International Development in the UK
With the world economy in a major downturn, the stakes for developing countries could not be higher. Public support for international development and aid will play a key role. But is there a domestic consensus on the UK's role in international development and what are its contours?

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UK Public Opinion Monitor
The UK Public Opinion Monitor is a unique initiative aimed at understanding the UK public’s attitudes to development and what drives changes in their attitudes over time.

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Nutritious Agriculture by Design: A Tool for Program Planning - a GAIN-IDS Discussion Paper

 (2013)
Henson, S., Humphrey, J. and McClafferty, B.

Codex Alimentarius and Private Standards

 In 'Private Food Law: Governing Food Chains Through Contract Law, Self-regulation, Private Standards, Audits and Certification Schemes' (2011)
van der Meulen, B.M.J.

What Does the Public Think, Know and Do about Aid and Development?

 (2011)
Lindstrom, J. and Henson, S.

'A Mile Wide and an Inch Deep'? Understanding Support for Aid

 Draft IDS Working Paper (2011)
Henson, S. and Lindstrom, J.

Making the Grade: Smallholder Farmers, Emerging Standards, and Development Assistance Programs in Africa (A Research Program Synthesis)

 Report Number 62324-AFR (2011)
Jaffee, S., Henson, S. and Diaz Rios, L.

Do Fresh Produce Exporters in sub-Saharan Africa Benefit from GlobalGAP Certification?

 World Development 39.3 (2011)
Henson, S., Masakure, O. and Cranfield, J.

Public Perceptions of International Development and Support for Aid in the UK: Results of a Qualitative Enquiry

 IDS Working Paper 353 (2010)
Henson, S., Lindstrom, J. and Haddad, L. with Mulmi, R.

What Should Drive UK Aid to Developing Countries? Results and Analysis from the UK Public Opinion Monitor

 (2010)
Henson, S. and Lindstrom, S.

Understanding the Complexities of Private Standards in Global Agri-Food Chains as They Impact Developing Countries

 Journal of Development Studies 46.9 (2010)
Henson, S. and Humphrey, J.

Aid to Developing Countries: Where does the UK Public Stand?

 (2010)
Henson, S. and Lindstrom, J.

The Importance of Assessing Marketing Preferences of Small-scale Farmers: A Latent Segment Approach

 European Journal of Development Studies 22.4 (2010)
Blandon, J., Henson, S. and Islam, T.

Public Perceptions of International Development and Support for Aid in the UK: Results of a Qualitative Enquiry

 (2010)
Henson, S., Lindstrom, J. and Haddad, L. with Mulmi, R.

Making the Case for Aid: The Challenge of UK Public Perceptions

 IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 12 (2009)
Henson, S. and Lindstrom, J.

Small-scale Farmer Participation in New Agri-Food Supply Chains

 Journal of International Development 21.7 (2009)
Blandon, J., Henson, S., and Cranfield, J.

The Impacts of Private Food Safety Standards on the Food Chain and on Public Standard-Setting Processes

 , Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, Codex Alimentarius Commission, ALINORM 09/32/9D-Part II (2009)
Henson, S. and Humphrey, J.

Marketing Preferences of Small-Scale Farmers in the Context of New Agrifood Systems: A Stated Choice Model

 Agribusiness: An International Journal 25.2 (2009)
Blandon, J., Henson, S. and Towhidul, I.

Understanding the Complexities of Private Standards in Global Agri-Food Chains

 , paper presented at 'International Workshop on Globalization, Global Governance and Private Standards', Leuven (2008)
Henson, S. and Humphrey, J.

The Financial Performance of Non-Farm Micro-Enterprises in Ghana. Analysis of the 1998/1999 Ghanaian Living Standards Survey

 World Development 36.12 (2008)
Masakure, O., Cranfield, J. and Henson, S.

Understanding Developing Country Strategic Responses to the Enhancement of Food Safety Standards

 The World Economy 31.1 (2008)
Henson, S. and Jaffee, S.

The Role of Public and Private Standards in Regulating International Food Markets

 Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development 4.1 (2007)
Henson, S.

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