This working paper presents findings for the second, in-depth phase of the research in India. It focuses on the digitalisation of the Public Distribution System from procurement to distribution; smart and precision agriculture; and the JAM (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, and Mobile) trinity which is the scaffolding said to hold up digital India.
Together with partners The Food Foundation, Yasmin Houamed, Susanne Jaspars, and Iris Lim produced this policy brief based on their research on the effects of digitalising food assistance and welfare in the UK.
Political economy and experiences of digitalised food assistance This working paper presents findings for the second, in-depth phase of the research in Sudan. It focuses on the experience of marginalised populations in different parts of the country, as well as how digital food assistance practices interact with political and economic processes
In May 2026, the team submitted evidence to the Right to Food UK Commission. It highlights how access to food and related welfare support increasingly depends on digital infrastructure, devices, design and skills; and that digital exclusion serves as a barrier to realising the right to food in practice.
This working paper presents findings for the second, in-depth phase of the research in England. It focuses on the experience of marginalised populations as well as how digital food assistance practices interact with political and economic processes.
This working paper reports on phase I – the exploratory phase – of ESRC-funded research into the effects of digitalising food assistance in India.
This working paper examines the digitalisation of food assistance in the UK, focusing on its implementation, challenges, and socio-political implications.
This working paper reports on the exploratory phase of ESRC-funded research into the effects of digitalising food assistance in Sudan. The main question addressed is: to what extent have food assistance and social welfare practices been digitalised, and why?
This article, originally published on 30 October 2024 by Disasters, explores the role of historical, political, and economic processes in understanding war and famine in Sudan after 2023.
This working paper presents the findings of a brief exploratory study into the role of digital technologies in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and its implications for starvation and famine risk.