Key details
Professor Sheryl L Hendriks
The Director of Natural Resources Institute
Professor Sheryl L Hendriks is Professor of Food Security and Director of the NRI. She previously held positions at the Universities of Pretoria, KwaZulu-Natal and Natal, South Africa. She is an internationally recognised transdisciplinary researcher focussing on food security. She has extensive experience in the design of policy frameworks, policy analysis and programme design. Her research focuses on food security policy analysis at the national and global levels. More recently her work has focussed on food systems analysis, including sustainable and healthy diets.
A full staff profile can be seen on the Natural Resources Institute website.
Research / Scholarly interests
Professor Hendriks research focusses on transdisciplinary solutions to our complex global challenges to influence the next iteration of the global development agenda. She is particularly interested in the tensions, trade-offs and opportunities determined by eight elements: 3 Cs (climate change, COVID and conflict) and 5Fs (food, fodder, fuel, fertiliser and finance) – each a crisis and yet interconnected. Also to understand the impact of these decisions and options on the future, especially how the impact of food system transformation processes and dietary shifts could have on climate change and planetary boundaries as well as on health, nutrition, affordability and inequality.
Recent publications
Article
Fitawek, Wegayehu and , Hendriks, Sheryl (2024), The role of contract farming on household food security in Kenya and Madagascar. EL-AYACHI - Institut agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Maroco. In: , , , . EL-AYACHI - Institut agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Maroco, African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, 7 (3) . pp. 896-914 2657-2664 (Online) (doi: https://revues.imist.ma/index.php/AJLP-GS/article/view/47921/25933).
Schneider, Kate R. , Fanzo, Jessica, Haddad, Lawrence, Herrero, Mario , Moncayo, Jose Rosero , Herforth, Anna , Remans, Roseline , Guarin, Alejandro , Resnick, Danielle , Covic, Namukolo (2023), The state of food systems worldwide in the countdown to 2030. Nature Research. In: , , , . Nature Research, Nature Food, 4: 100028 (5) . pp. 1090-1110 2662-1355 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00885-9).
Bwanaisa, Mercy and , Hendriks, Sheryl (2023), Recalibration of benchmarks is necessary: even the most basic meal was not affordable for Malawi’s poor between 2017 and 2021. Frontiers Media. In: , , , . Frontiers Media, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7: 1155661 . pp. 1-8 2571-581X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1155661).
Ibrahim, Kobe Hussain , Hendriks, Sheryl, Schonfeldt, Hettie C. (2023), The effect of land tenure across food security outcomes among smallholder farmers using a flexible conditional difference-in-difference approach. Taylor & Francis Group. In: , , , . Taylor & Francis Group, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 21: 2220900 (1) . pp. 1-19 ISSN: 1473-5903 (Print), 1747-762X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2220900).
von Braun, Joachim and , Hendriks, Sheryl (2023), Full-cost accounting and redefining the cost of food: implications for agricultural economics research. Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Agricultural Economics . pp. 1-4 ISSN: 0169-5150 (Print), 1574-0862 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12774).
Atieno, Prisca and , Hendriks, Sheryl L (2023), The effects of outdated data and outliers on Kenya’s 2019 Global Food Security Index score and rank. BioMed Central. In: , , , . BioMed Central, CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 4: 6 ISSN: 2662-4044 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-023-00140-y).
Kennedy, E , Torero, MA, Mozaffarian, D, Masters, W , Steiner, R , Hendriks, Sheryl , Morrison, J , Merrigan, K , Ghosh, SA , Mason-d'Croz, DE (2023), Beyond the food systems summit: linking recommendations to action – The true cost of food. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Current Developments in Nutrition, 7: 100028 (5) ISSN: 2475-2991 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.100028).
Kennedy, ET , Torero, MA, Mozaffarian, D, Masters, WA , Steyner, RA , Hendriks, Sheryl , Morrison, JA , Merrigan, KA , Ghosh, SA , Mason-d'Croz, DE (2023), Beyond the food systems summit: linking recommendations to action - true cost accounting. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Current Developments in Nutrition, 7: 100028 (5) . pp. 1-5 2475-2991 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.100028).
Sixt, GN , Hauser, M, Tichenor Blackstone, N, Engler, A , Hatfield, J , Hendriks, Sheryl , Ihouma, S , Madramootoo, C , Robins, RJ , Smith, P (2022), A new convergent science framework for food system sustainability in an uncertain climate. Wiley online. In: , , , . Wiley online, Food and Energy Security, 11: e423 (4) 2048-3694 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.423).
Hendriks, Sheryl , Benson, T, Badiane, O, Castro de la Mata, G , Fanzo, J , Guinto, RR , Montgomery, H , Soussana, JF (2022), Climate, COVID-19 and conflict threaten health, food security and nutrition. BMJ Publishing Group. In: , , , . BMJ Publishing Group, British Medical Journal (BMJ), 378: e071534 . pp. 1-4 ISSN: 1759-2151 (Print), 0959-8138 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-071534).
Kamenya, M , Hendriks, Sheryl, Gandidzanwa, C, Ulimwengu, J , Odjo, S (2022), Public agriculture investment and food security and nutrition in ECOWAS. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Food Policy, 113: 102349 ISSN: 0306-9192 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2022.102349).
Hendriks, Sheryl and , (2022), More sustainable small-scale fisheries can help people and the planet. Nature Research. In: , , , . Nature Research, Nature Springer, 606 . pp. 650-652 ISSN: 0028-0836 (Print), 1476-4687 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-01683-2) NB Item availability restricted.
Ibrahim, Kobe Hussain , Hendriks, Sheryl, Schonfeldt, Hettie C. (2022), The effects of smallholder land tenure on child malnutrition in Nigeria. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Land Use Policy, 119: 106214 ISSN: 0264-8377 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106214).
Oberlack, C , Giger, M, Anseeuw, W, Adelle, C , Bourblanc, M , Burnod, P , Eckert, S , Fitawek, W , Fouilleux, E , Hendriks, Sheryl (2021), Why do large-scale agricultural investments induce different socio-economic, food security, and environmental impacts? Evidence from Kenya, Madagascar, and Mozambique. Resilience Alliance. In: , , , . Resilience Alliance, Ecology and Society, 26: 18 (4) ISSN: 1708-3087 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12653-260418).
Book section
Badiane, Ousmane , Hendriks, Sheryl, Glatzel, Katrin, Abdelradi, Fadi , Admassie, Assefa , Adjaye, John Asafu , Ayieko, Miltone , Bekele, Endashaw , Chaibi, Thameur , Hassan, Mohamed Hag Ali (2023), Policy options for food system transformation in Africa and the role of science, technology and innovation. Springer. In: , , In: Joachim von Braun, Kaosar Afsana, Louise O. Fresco, Mohamed Hag Ali Hassan (eds.), Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation. Springer, Cham, Switzerland (1st) . pp. 713-735 . ISBN: 9783031157028; 9783031157035 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5_37).
Hendriks, Sheryl , de Groot Ruiz, A, Herrero, M, Baumers, H , Galgani, P , Mason-d'Cruz, D , Godde, C , Waha, K , Kandou, D , von Braun, J (2023), The True Cost of Food: A Preliminary Assessment. Springer. In: , , In: J von Braun, K Afsana, LO Fresco, MHA Hassan (eds.), Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation. Springer, Cham . pp. 581-602 . ISBN: 9783031157059 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5).
Masters, W , Martinez, EA, Greb, F, Herforth, A , Hendriks, Sheryl (2023), The Cost and Affordability of Preparing a Basic Meal Around the World. Springer. In: , , In: J von Braun, K Afsana, LO Fresco, MHA Hassan (eds.), Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation. Springer, Cham . pp. 603-624 . ISBN: 9783031157059 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5).
Neufeld, N , Hendriks, Sheryl, Hugas, M (2023), Healthy Diet: A Definition for the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021. Springer. In: , , In: J von Braun, K Afsana, LO Fresco, MHA Hassan (eds.), Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation. Springer, Cham , 1 . pp. 23-30 . ISBN: 9783031157059 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5).
Hendriks, Sheryl , Sousanna, JF, Cole, M, Kanbugu, A , Zilberman, D (2023), Ensuring Access to Safe and Nutritious Food for All Through the Transformation of Food Systems. Springer. In: , , In: J von Braun, K Afsana, LO Fresco, MHA Hassan (eds.), Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation. Springer, Cham . pp. 31-58 . ISBN: 9783031157059 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15703-5).
Edited book
Hendriks, Sheryl and , Babu, Suresh C. (2024), Handbook on Public Policy and Food Security. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. In: , , , . Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., Cheltenham, UK; and Northampton, Massachusetts USA (1st) . ISBN: 978183905432; 9781839105449 (doi: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-on-public-policy-and-food-security-9781839105432.html).