Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, policy briefs, and research report contributions.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

2026
Journal Article

Food safety in urban informal market food environment: A social practice perspective on coping strategies of vendors in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Haque, M. L., Oosterveer, P., & Vignola, R.
PLOS ONE
Examines how informal market vendors in Dhaka manage food safety through everyday practices, and what that means for regulation.
2025
Journal Article

Does food safety governance in Bangladesh include the urban poor? An analysis of government strategies and policies for the retail food environment in Bangladesh, 2013–2022

Haque, M. L., Oosterveer, P., Vignola, R., et al.
Habitat International, 103, 103372
A decade of Bangladeshi food safety policy assessed for whether it reaches poor consumers in informal retail settings.
2024
Journal Article

Food safety concerns and purchase choices among poor households in the urbanising global south: The case of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Haque, M. L., Oosterveer, P., & Vignola, R.
Food Security
How food safety worries shape where and what low-income urban households buy, based on survey and qualitative evidence from Dhaka.
2023
Journal Article

Dealing with food safety concerns among the urban poor when eating out: Social practices in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Haque, M. L., Oosterveer, P., Vignola, R., et al.
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
A social practice account of how poor urban consumers navigate food safety risk when eating outside the home.

Book Chapter

2016
Book Chapter

More than cereal-based cropping innovations for improving food and livelihood security of poor smallholders in marginal areas of Bangladesh

Malek, M. A., Haque, M. L., et al.
In F. Gatzweiler & J. von Braun (Eds.), Technological and Institutional Innovations for Marginalized Smallholders in Agricultural Development
Chapter examining cropping innovations beyond cereals for smallholders in marginal Bangladeshi areas.

Conference Paper

2017
Conference Paper

Marginality hotspots with agricultural potentials in Bangladesh: Technology innovations, barriers and willingness to pay of poor smallholders

Malek, M. A., Haque, M. L., & Moniruzzaman, S.
9th International Conference of the Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (ASAE), Bangkok, Thailand
Identifies agricultural marginality hotspots and estimates smallholder willingness to pay for technology adoption.

Research Report Contributions

2020
Research Report

Urban Socioeconomic Assessment Survey 2020, Bangladesh: Final Report

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Contributed the full survey data analysis, tables, and graphs, and supported drafting of the final research report.
2018
Research Report

Tracking empowerment along the value chain: Testing a modified WEAI in the Feed the Future Zone of Influence in Bangladesh

Ahmed, A. U., Malapit, H. J., Quisumbing, A. R., & Echague, R.
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Developed questionnaires, trained field teams, and calculated uncensored headcounts for the WEAI4VC sub-indicators.
2018
Research Report

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) Baseline Study

Ahmed, A. U., Ghostlaw, J., Haque, M. L., Hossain, N. Z., Parvin, A., Sufian, F. D., & Tauseef, S.
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI–Bangladesh)
Co-authored the baseline report for a USAID and A4NH funded randomised controlled trial on agriculture, nutrition, and gender.

Policy Briefs

2023
Policy Brief

Improving food safety in retail environments for urban poor in Dhaka

Haque, M. L., & Oosterveer, P.
Wageningen University & Research
Translates doctoral research findings into actionable recommendations for government and civil society stakeholders.