Evaluation of a school feeding programme linked to agriculture production in Mali

Community participation and the links between agriculture, nutrition and education: design of a randomised field experiment of 'home-grown' school feeding in Mali

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN76705891

Enrollment

5700

Registered

2012-07-12

Start date

2012-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

School health and nutrition Not Applicable

Interventions

The evaluation will measure outcomes at child, household and school level. Households and schools will be randomly assigned to the intervention. Three treatment arms are envisaged: Control group: Th

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primary school age children (aged 5-15) and their families, small holder farmers

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Households with children not of primary school age

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Small-holder farmer income, school participation and learning, and community involvement in the programme	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Nutritional status (anthropometry) 2. Diet-diversity	—

Countries

Mali

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 24, 2026