I try to update my publication list every once in a while, but Google usually beats me to it. For an up-to-date record of my academic publications, please see my Google Scholar page. If you do not have institutional access to my papers and would like to read them, please reach out to me via the contact page.
Rao, M., Beltramo, B., Sadler, C. R., & Youssef Abboud, K. (2026). Taking cognisance of women’s domestic foodwork in the debate on ultra-processed foods. Critical Public Health, 36(1), 2664922. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2026.2664922
Rao, M., & Dam, A. T. K. (2026). Fermentation as food pedagogy: insights into how teaching fermentation facilitates engagement with the food system. Agriculture and Human Values, 43(2), 73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-026-10869-7
Rao, M. (2025). Traditional knowledge at the centre of a circular bioeconomy. Nature food, 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-025-01205-z
Rao, M. (2025). Artisanal fermentation as a regulatory grey area in EU food law. Tijdschrift voor Levensmiddelenrecht, 3 (85-59). https://denhollander.info/artikel/18714
vd Wal, W., Barten, D. G., Ketelings, L., van Osch, F. H., Rao, M., Mortelmans, L., & Bierens, J. (2025). Preemptive hospital evacuation during the 2021 European floods: A qualitative study on factors influencing decision-making. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 24, 100460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2025.100460
Gudek, L., Rao, M., & Broerse, J. (2025). Stakeholder engagement in European research and innovation: An investigation into how and why EU R&I projects develop engagement tools. Open Research Europe, 5, 107. https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.19907.1
Rao, M., Luger, J., Regeer, B. J., Lopez, C. Y., Wilde, D., Wilde, D., … & van der Meij, M. G. (2024). Small wins in practice: Learnings from 16 European initiatives working towards the transformation of urban food systems. Food Policy, 129, 102761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2024.102761
Rao, M., Bilic, L., Bast, A., & de Boer, A. (2024). What does it take to close the loop? Lessons from a successful citrus waste valorisation business. British Food Journal. 126(13), 143-161. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-08-2023-0700
van Boven L.S., Kusters, R.W.J., Tin, D., v Osch, F.H., de Cauwer, H., Ketelings, L., Rao, M., Dameff, C., Barten, D.G. (2024). Hacking Acute Care: A Qualitative Study on the Healthcare Impacts of Ransomware Attacks Against Hospitals. Annals of Emergency Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.04.025
Rao, M., Bast, A., & de Boer, A. (2023). Food Waste to Biogas and Biofuel: Law & Policy. In J. van Zeben & L De Almeida (Eds.) Law for the EU’s Circular Energy System: Biofuel, Biowaste and Biogas. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802205879.00012
Rao, M., Bernaz, N., & de Boer, A. (2023). Holding Retail Corporations Accountable for Food Waste: A Due Diligence Framework Informed by Business and Human Rights Principles. Journal of Business Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-023-05572-0
Rao, M., Bast, A., & de Boer, A. (2023). Understanding the phenomenon of food waste valorisation from the perspective of professionals engaged in it. Agricultural and Food Economics, 11 (40). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-023-00279-2
Rao, M., Bast, A., & de Boer, A. (2022). How COVID-19 impacted surplus food redistribution in the Netherlands: An explorative study. Food Security, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-022-01291-y
Rao, M., Bilić, L., Duwel, J., Herentrey, C., Lehtinen, E., Lee, M., … & de Boer, A. (2021). Let Them Eat Fish! —Exploring the Possibility of Utilising Unwanted Catch in Food Bank Parcels in The Netherlands. Foods, 10(11), 2775. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10112775
Rao, M., Bast, A., & De Boer, A. (2021). Valorized food processing by-products in the EU: Finding the balance between safety, nutrition, and sustainability. Sustainability, 13(8), 4428. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084428
Rao, M., Bast, A., & De Boer, A. (2021). European private food safety standards in global agri-food supply chains: a systematic review. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 24(5), 739-754. https://doi.org/10.22434/IFAMR2020.0146
Rao, M., & Bernaz, N. (2020). Corporate responsibility for human rights in Assam tea plantations: A business and human rights approach. Sustainability, 12(18), 7409. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187409
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