Poverty, Low Income, Food Insecurity, Undernutrition
Conditions
Brief summary
This project seeks to evaluate the impact of two USAID-funded projects that are implemented in rural Upper Egypt. The first project is the Feed the Future Egypt, Food-Security and Agribusiness Support (FAS) project; the second project is the Improving Maternal, Child Health, and Nutrition Services (IMCHN) project. The specific study objectives are (1) to estimate the impact of FAS interventions on project outcome indicators-especially on household income (measured by total household expenditure), household food security, and maternal and child nutrition-among farm households; (2) to estimate the effects of IMCHN interventions on maternal and child health and nutrition knowledge among community health workers (CHWs) and among farm households; and (3) to analytically explore potential synergistic effects of FAS and IMCHN interventions on maternal and child nutrition among farm households being exposed to both projects.
Interventions
OTHERFAS program
Intervention households are farmers who will receive a forward contract through the FAS program; in addition, they may receive other support such as extension, seeds, etc.
Sponsors
International Food Policy Research Institute
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Enumerators will be blinded (to the extent possible) to the treatment assignment of farmers.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
(will follow those of the USAID-funded FAS program). In Oct 2017, known to be: * Farmers with 10 feddans or less per household * Farmers who have experience or interest in horticulture production.
Exclusion criteria
* Farmers with more than 10 feddans per household * Farmers with no interest in horticulture production
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Household income | After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) | household income measured through household total (and food) expenditure |
| Household food security | After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) | Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Farm production and output: yields | After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019) | Harvested yields |
| Farm production and output: prices | After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019) | Selling prices |
| Farm production and output: home consumption | After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019) | Home consumption |
| Women's Empowerment in Agriculture | After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019) | Women's level of empowerment in agriculture-related decision making |
| Household dietary diversity | After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019) | Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) |
| Women's dietary diversity | After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019) | Minimum Dietary Diversity - Women (MDD-W) score |
| Infant and Young Child Feeding practices | After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019) | IYCF practices as measured using the WHO IYCF guidelines |
| Child anthropometry: weight | After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019) | weight of children 0-23.9 months (baseline), 24-59.9 months (baseline) |
| Child anthropometry: height | After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019) | height and weight of children 0-23.9 months (baseline), 24-59.9 months (baseline) |
| Adult anthropometry: mother | After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019) | weight of mother / female caretaker |
| Adult anthropometry: father | After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019) | weight of father / household head |
| Household income | After 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019) | household income measured through household total (and food) expenditure |
| Household food security | After 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019) | Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition and health knowledge of community health workers | After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019) | Community health workers' knowledge of nutrition and health related issues |
Outcome results
None listed