Key details
Professor Adrienne Martin
Director of Programme Development
Professor Adrienne Martin is the Director of Programme Development, Professor of Development Studies, Social and Institutional Development Specialist and Lead for Impact and Innovation in the Natural Resources Institute.
Adrienne joined the Natural Resources Institute in 1990. She has designed and undertaken research projects on the social and institutional aspects of agricultural development and natural resource management in rural and urban locations, completed numerous consultancy assignments including project feasibility studies and evaluations; advised on the social and institutional dimensions of agricultural development and supported the training and capacity building of rural development and agricultural specialists.
Prior to her current role, she was head of the Livelihoods and Institutions Group at NRI (2001-2010) responsible for the professional and business management of the group; leader of the People, Natural Resources and Livelihoods Programme (2008-2001) and head of the Social Development Group (1993-2008). Before joining NRI she worked as a freelance consultant and researcher, including work in drought affected areas of Kenya and Sudan. From 1977-1980 she worked in the Farming Systems Programme of the International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), Syria, conducting studies of smallholder crop and livestock systems to support the research programmes. Prior to this she undertook intensive socio-economic studies for rural development planning in Darfur, Sudan (1975-1976) after 2 years as a volunteer teacher in Sudan (1972-1974).
A full staff profile can be seen on the Natural Resources Institute website.
Research / Scholarly interests
Main research interests and expertise:
- Design and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment of rural development, agricultural and trade and standards projects and programmes.
- Gender and diversity analysis; gender analysis in value chains
- Institutional analysis and capacity building.
- Methodologies, training and capacity building for analysis of rural and urban livelihoods
- Household strategies for food security and income generation
- Agricultural policy and development of multi stakeholder approaches within national agricultural research and innovation systems
- Community based natural resource management
Recent publications
Article
Jellason, Nugun P. , Robinson, Elizabeth J.Z., Katic, Pamela, Davies, Joanne E. , Devenish, Adam J.M. , Po, June , Martin, Adrienne , Adanu, Selase K. , Gebrehiwot, Tagel , Teklewold, Hailemariam (2022), Winners and losers: exploring the differential impacts of agricultural expansion in Ethiopia and Ghana. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, 4: 100176 2666-0490 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2022.100176).
Lamboll, Richard , Nelson, Valerie, Gebreyes, Million, Kambewa, Daimon , Chinsinga, Blessings , Karbo, Naaminong , Rukonge, Audax , Sekeleti, Martin , Litaba Wakun'uma, Wesley , Gutema, Tamene H. (2021), Strengthening decision-making on sustainable agricultural intensification through multi-stakeholder social learning in sub-Saharan Africa. Taylor and Francis. In: , , , . Taylor and Francis, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 19 (5-6) . pp. 609-635 ISSN: 1473-5903 (Print), 1747-762X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2021.1913898).
Bechoff, Aurelie , Forsythe, Lora, Tomlins, Keith, Martin, Adrienne (2020), Women eat more rice and banana: the influence of gender and migration on staple food choice in East Africa. Taylor & Francis. In: , , , . Taylor & Francis, Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 59 (5) . pp. 506-524 ISSN: 0367-0244 (Print), 1543-5237 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2020.1755278).
Abraham, Ernest Mensah , Martin, Adrienne M., Cofie, Olufunke (2018), Environmental sanitation and pollution control measures in the Odaw-Korle River catchment, Ghana. Taylor & Francis. In: , , , . Taylor & Francis, Development in Practice . pp. 1-10 ISSN: 0961-4524 (Print), 1364-9213 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2018.1480109).
Lamboll, Richard , Martin, Adrienne, Sanni, Lateef, Adebayo, Kolawole , Graffham, Andrew , Kleih, Ulrich , Abayomi, Louise , Westby, Andrew (2018), Shaping, adapting and reserving the right to play: Responding to uncertainty in high quality cassava flour value chains in Nigeria. Emerald. In: , , , . Emerald, Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 8 (1) . pp. 54-76 ISSN: 2044-0839 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-03-2017-0036).
Abraham, Ernest Mensah , Martin, Adrienne, Cofie, Olufunke, Raschid-Sally, Liqa (2016), Perceptions, attitudes and behaviours toward urban surface water quality in Accra, Ghana. Emerald. In: , , , . Emerald, Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 27 (5) . pp. 491-506 ISSN: 1477-7835 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-07-2015-0122) NB Item availability restricted.
Abraham, Ernest and , Martin, Adrienne (2016), Understanding households’ livelihood choices, wealth, and poverty in Accra, Ghana. Taylor & Francis. In: , , , . Taylor & Francis, Development in Practice, 26 (3) . pp. 387-402 ISSN: 0961-4524 (Print), 1364-9213 (Online) (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2016.1150417).
Forsythe, Lora , Posthumus, Helena, Martin, Adrienne (2016), A crop of one's own? Women’s experiences of cassava commercialization in Nigeria and Malawi. Africa Center for Gender, Social Research and Impact Assessment. In: , , , . Africa Center for Gender, Social Research and Impact Assessment, Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security, 1: 2 (2) . pp. 110-128 2413-922X (Online) (doi: http://www.agrigender.net/views/women-experience-of-cassava-commercialization-in-nigeria-and-malawi-JGAFS-122016-6.php).
Conference proceedings
Kumar, Ravinder and , Martin, Adrienne (2017), Conceputalising, achieving and measuring impact. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) 2017. In: , , In: Philippa Cohen, Cindy Huchery, Matthew Roscher (eds.), Resilient Small-scale Fisheries Symposium. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) 2017, , 147 . pp. 27-28 . ISBN: 9781925746075 978-1925746082 (Online) (doi: http://pubs.iclarm.net/resource_centre/Resilient-Small-scale-Fisheries-Symposium-ACIAR-147.pdf).
Monograph
Nelson, V. , Haggar, J., Martin, A., Donovan, J. , Borasino, E. , Hasyim, W. , Mhando, N. , Senga, M. , Mgumia, J. , Quitanar-Guadarrama, E. (2016), Fairtrade Coffee A study to assess the impact of Fairtrade for coffee smallholders and producer organisations in Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, and Tanzania. University of Greenwich. In: , , , . University of Greenwich, Chatham, UK (doi: https://www.fairtrade.net/fileadmin/user_upload/content/2009/resources/1611_NRI_Coffee_Evaluation-final_report.pdf).
Nelson, Valerie , Martin, Adrienne, Ewert, Joachim, Hasan, Abu Ala , Opondo, Maggie , Flint, Michael , Hartog, Maaike , Priebe, Jan (2016), Trade and Global Value Chains Initiative: Mid-Term Evaluation Report. University of Greenwich. In: , , , . University of Greenwich, Chatham, UK (doi: https://www.nri.org/images/Programmes/EquitableTrade/5566187.pdf).
Other
Hillocks, Rory , Kumar, Ravinder, Martin, Adrienne, Robinson, Jonathan , Rothschild, George , Thangata, Paul (2016), CRP Commissioned External Evaluation of the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Cereals. Independent Evaluation Arranagement of the CGIAR. In: , , , . Independent Evaluation Arranagement of the CGIAR, (doi: http://iea.cgiar.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Evaluation-report-CCEE-Dryland-Cereals.pdf).
Kumar, R. , Nelson, V., Martin, A., Badal, D. , Latheef, A. , Suresh Reddy, B. , Narayanan, L. , Young, S. , Hartog, M. (2016), Evaluation of the early impacts of the better cotton initiative on smallholder cotton producers in Kurnool District, India: Baseline report. ISEAL Alliance, London. In: , , , . ISEAL Alliance, London, (doi: ).
Working paper
Kumar, Ravinder , Nelson, Valerie, Martin, Adrienne, Narayanan, L. , Reddy, Suresh B. , Badal, D. , Latheef, A. , Young, S. , International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labeling (2019), Final Report of the evaluation of the early impacts of the better cotton initiative on smallholder cotton producers in Kurnool district, India. ISEAL Alliance (International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labeling). In: , , , . ISEAL Alliance (International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labeling), Chatham, UK (doi: https://www.evidensia.eco/resources/17/evaluation-of-the-early-impacts-of-the-better-cotton-initiative-on-smallholder-cotton-producers-in-kurnool-district-india-final-evaluation-report/).
Forsythe, Lora , Njau, Maria, Martin, Adrienne, Bechoff, Aurelie , Tomlins, Keith , CGIAR RTB (2017), Staple food cultures: a case study of cassava ugali preferences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. CGIAR. In: , , , . CGIAR, (doi: ).