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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
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.
Household income
household income measured through household total (and food) expenditure
Time frame: After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018)
Household food security
Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS)
Time frame: After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018)
Household income
household income measured through household total (and food) expenditure
Time frame: After 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Household food security
Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS)
Time frame: After 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Farm production and output: yields
Harvested yields
Time frame: After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Farm production and output: prices
Selling prices
Time frame: After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Farm production and output: home consumption
Home consumption
Time frame: After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Women's Empowerment in Agriculture
Women's level of empowerment in agriculture-related decision making
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Time frame: After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Household dietary diversity
Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS)
Time frame: After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Women's dietary diversity
Minimum Dietary Diversity - Women (MDD-W) score
Time frame: After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Infant and Young Child Feeding practices
IYCF practices as measured using the WHO IYCF guidelines
Time frame: After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Child anthropometry: weight
weight of children 0-23.9 months (baseline), 24-59.9 months (baseline)
Time frame: After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Child anthropometry: height
height and weight of children 0-23.9 months (baseline), 24-59.9 months (baseline)
Time frame: After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Adult anthropometry: mother
weight of mother / female caretaker
Time frame: After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Adult anthropometry: father
weight of father / household head
Time frame: After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)