Generated by All in One SEO v4.8.7, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Matthew A. Schnurr Research linking environmental science and development studies ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://matthewschnurr.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public/indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Peer-Reviewed](https://matthewschnurr.com/peer-reviewed/) - [Salas, D., Sheik Heile, A., Schnurr, M.A., de Jong, M., Duff, M., Swanson, K. (2026). Seas of unfreedom: A scoping review of labour exploitation as a structural feature of global fisheries. Marine Policy, 191, 107147.](https://matthewschnurr.com/salas-d-sheik-heile-a-schnurr-m-a-de-jong-m-duff-m-swanson-k-2026-seas-of-unfreedom-a-scoping-review-of-labour-exploitation-as-a-structural-feature-of-global-fisheries-marine-pol/) - [Schnurr, M.A., Shilomboleni, H., Taylor, A. & Dowd-Uribe. (2025). Towards a more pluralistic approach to evaluating the farm-level impacts of new breeding technologies in sub-Saharan Africa. Genome, 68.](https://matthewschnurr.com/schnurr-m-a-shilomboleni-h-taylor-a-dowd-uribe-2025-towards-a-more-pluralistic-approach-to-evaluating-the-farm-level-impacts-of-new-breeding-technologies-in-sub-saharan-africa-genom/) - [Fairbairn, M., Faxon, H.O., Montenegro de Wit, M., Bronson, K., Kish, Z., Ruder, S.L., Ezirigwe, J., Abdella, S., Oguamanam, C., & Schnurr, M.A. (2025). Digital agriculture will perpetuate injustice unless led from the grassroots. Nature Food, 6, 312–315.](https://matthewschnurr.com/fairbairn-m-faxon-h-o-montenegro-de-wit-m-bronson-k-kish-z-ruder-s-l-ezirigwe-j-abdella-s-oguamanam-c-schnurr-m-a-2025-digital-agriculture-will-perpetuate-injusti/) - [Shilomboleni, H., & Schnurr, M. A. (2025). Are disruptive agricultural technologies compatible with agroecology? Npj Sustainable Agriculture, 3(1), 21-25.](https://matthewschnurr.com/shilomboleni-h-schnurr-m-a-2025-are-disruptive-agricultural-technologies-compatible-with-agroecology-npj-sustainable-agriculture-31-21-25/) - [Addison, L., Gore, C., Bawa, S., & Schnurr, M.A. (2025). From negotiated to covert: married women’s agency in staple crop value chains in Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and Uganda. Canadian Journal of African Studies, 59(1), 91–112.](https://matthewschnurr.com/addison-l-gore-c-bawa-s-schnurr-m-a-2025-from-negotiated-to-covert-married-womens-agency-in-staple-crop-value-chains-in-kenya-ghana-south-africa-and-uganda-canadian-jo/) - [Fischer, K., Crossland-Marr, L., Mollaoglu, E. P., Ely, A., Glover, D., Schnurr, M., & Stone, G. D. (2025). Citizens as consumers: styles of reasoning about agricultural biotechnologies and publics. Science as Culture, 1–23.](https://matthewschnurr.com/fischer-k-crossland-marr-l-mollaoglu-e-p-ely-a-glover-d-schnurr-m-stone-g-d-2025-citizens-as-consumers-styles-of-reasoning-about-agricultural-biotechnologies-and-public/) - [Schnurr, M. A., Gore, C. D., Addison, L., Bawa, S., Taylor, A., Nsereko, H., & Mujabi-Mujuzi, S. (2024). The gendered value chain of matooke banana and its implications for tissue culture adoption in Uganda. Journal of Eastern African Studies, 1–24.](https://matthewschnurr.com/schnurr-m-a-gore-c-d-addison-l-bawa-s-taylor-a-nsereko-h-mujabi-mujuzi-s-2024-the-gendered-value-chain-of-matooke-banana-and-its-implications-for-tissue-culture-adoption/) - [Rock, J., Schnurr, M.A., Kingiri, A., Ely, A., Glover, D., Stone, G.D., and Fischer, K. (2023). The knowledge politics of genome editing in Africa. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 11 (1): 00143.](https://matthewschnurr.com/1814-2/) - [Schnurr, M.A., Rock, J., Kingiri, A., & Lieberman, S. (2022). Are genetically modified and genome-edited crops viable strategies for climate-change adaptation among smallholder farmers? Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 58, 101216](https://matthewschnurr.com/schnurr-m-a-rock-j-kingiri-a-lieberman-s-2022-are-genetically-modified-and-genome-edited-crops-viable-strategies-for-climate-change-adaptation-among-smallholder-farmers-current-opinio/) - [Rock, J., Schnurr, M.A., Kingiri, A., Glover, Stone, G.D., Ely, A., & Fischer, K. (2023). Beyond the Genome: Genetically Modified Crops in Africa and the Implications for Genome Editing. Development and Change.](https://matthewschnurr.com/rock-j-schnurr-m-a-kingiri-a-glover-stone-g-d-ely-a-fischer-k-2023-beyond-the-genome-genetically-modified-crops-in-africa-and-the-implications-for-genome-ed/) - [Ely, A., Friedrich, B., Glover, D., Fischer, K., Stone, G., Kingiri, A., and Schnurr, M.A. (2022). Governing Agricultural Biotechnologies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany: A Trans-decadal Study of Regulatory Cultures. Science, Technologies, & Human Values.](https://matthewschnurr.com/ely-a-friedrich-b-glover-d-fischer-k-stone-g-kingiri-a-and-schnurr-m-a-2022-governing-agricultural-biotechnologies-in-the-united-states-the-united-kingdom-and-germany-a-trans/) - [Schnurr & Dowd-Uribe. (2021). Anticipating farmer outcomes of three genetically modified staple crops in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from farming systems research. Journal of Rural Studies, 88, 377-387.](https://matthewschnurr.com/anticipating-farmer-outcomes-of-three-genetically-modified-staple-crops-in-sub-saharan-africa-insights-from-farming-systems-research-journal-of-rural-studies/) - [Schnurr. (2011). The Boom and Bust of Zululand Cotton, 1910-1933. Journal of Southern African Studies, 31(1), 119-134](https://matthewschnurr.com/the-boom-and-bust-of-zululand-cotton-1910-1933-journal-of-southern-african-studies-311-119-134/) - [Schnurr & Swatuk. (2010). Critical environmental security: Rethinking the links between natural resources and political violence. New Issues in Security Series 5 (Halifax: Centre for Foreign Policy Studies)](https://matthewschnurr.com/critical-environmental-security-rethinking-the-links-between-natural-resources-and-political-violence-new-issues-in-security-series-5-halifax-centre-for-foreign-policy-studies/) - [Schnurr. (2009). Commodity cropping and the delineation of agricultural space in Natal, 1850–1863. South African Historical Journal, 61, 138-157.](https://matthewschnurr.com/commodity-cropping-and-the-delineation-of-agricultural-space-in-natal-1850-1863-south-african-historical-journal-61-138-157/) - [Witt, Patel, & Schnurr. (2006). Can the poor help Genetically Modified crops?  Technology, representation, and cotton in the Makhathini Flats, South Africa.  Review of African Political Economy, 33, 497-513.](https://matthewschnurr.com/can-the-poor-help-genetically-modified-crops-technology-representation-and-cotton-in-the-makhathini-flats-south-africa-review-of-african-political-economy-33-497-513/) - [Schnurr. (2011). Breeding for insect-resistant cotton across imperial networks, 1924-1950. Journal of Historical Geography, 37(2), 223-231.](https://matthewschnurr.com/breeding-for-insect-resistant-cotton-across-imperial-networks-1924-1950-journal-of-historical-geography-372-223-231/) - [Schnurr, Mujabi-Mujuzi, Miiro, & Addison. (2015). Can Genetically Modified crops help African farmers? Insights from Uganda. In: Analyses: Africa’s Future… Can biosciences contribute? Cambridge: Lavenham Press, 28-36.](https://matthewschnurr.com/can-genetically-modified-crops-help-african-farmers-insights-from-uganda-in-analyses-africas-future-can-biosciences-contribute-cambridge-lavenham-press-28-36/) - [Schnurr. (2012). Inventing Makhathini: Creating a prototype for the dissemination of Genetically Modified crops into Africa. Geoforum, 43(2), 784-792](https://matthewschnurr.com/inventing-makhathini-creating-a-prototype-for-the-dissemination-of-genetically-modified-crops-into-africa-geoforum-432-784-792/) ## Pages - [Home](https://matthewschnurr.com/) - [In the Media](https://matthewschnurr.com/in-the-media/) - [Research Team](https://matthewschnurr.com/research-assistants/) - [Graduate Students](https://matthewschnurr.com/graduates/) - [Digital Agriculture](https://matthewschnurr.com/research/digital-agriculture/) - [Farmer Research Systems](https://matthewschnurr.com/research/farmer-research-systems/) - [Teaching](https://matthewschnurr.com/teaching/) - [Teaching with Technology](https://matthewschnurr.com/research/teaching-with-technology/) - [Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa](https://matthewschnurr.com/research/agricultural-biotechnology-in-africa/) - [About Me](https://matthewschnurr.com/people/about-me/) - [Methods](https://matthewschnurr.com/methods/) - [Books](https://matthewschnurr.com/books/) - [Contact](https://matthewschnurr.com/contact/) - [Research](https://matthewschnurr.com/research/) ## Categories - [News](https://matthewschnurr.com/category/news/) - [Research Interests](https://matthewschnurr.com/category/research-interests/) - [Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa](https://matthewschnurr.com/category/agricultural-biotechnology-in-africa/) - [Histories of Development](https://matthewschnurr.com/category/histories-of-development/) - [Environmental Security and Conflict](https://matthewschnurr.com/category/environmental-security-and-conflict/) - [Teaching with Technology](https://matthewschnurr.com/category/teaching-with-technology/) - [Digital Agriculture](https://matthewschnurr.com/category/digital-agriculture/)