DATASETS

× The Food Security Simulator is an innovative and easy-to-use, MS-Excel-based tool for assessing the potential short-term impacts of food price or household income shocks on food security and people’s diets. The Simulator is an ideal tool for first-cut forward-looking evaluations of direct, household-level outcomes of economic crises and policy responses in a timely manner. The tool allows users to enter positive and negative price or income changes in percentage terms and provides simulated changes for a diverse set of food-consumption- and diet-quality-related indicators. In addition to detailed tabular presentations of all simulation results by household income quintile and residential area, key indicator results are summarized in concise overview tables and visualized in graphs for easy export and use in reports. The underlying data include estimates from representative household survey data and rigorous, sophisticated food demand models to capture consumer behavior.

× This dataset is the result of a phone survey set up to measure the impact of COVID-19 on rural people in Ghana. As most governments have urged the population to stay at home to slow down the transmission of the disease, the impact of COVID-19 can affect women and men in different ways: as an income shock (directly or indirectly); as a health and caring shock; as a shock of mobility (affecting access to water, food, firewood, schooling); and as a risk of increased domestic conflict and violence. To capture these various effects on household welfare, this phone survey was conducted with (around) 500 individuals randomly drawn from an existing list of phone numbers collected from previous household surveys with an equal proportion of women and men. The same individuals were also interviewed during other rounds to generate a longitudinal panel allowing to analyze the impact of COVID-19 through time.

× This dataset is the result of a phone survey set up to measure the impact of COVID-19 on rural people in Nigeria. As most governments have urged the population to stay at home to slow down the transmission of the disease, the impact of COVID-19 can affect women and men in different ways: as an income shock (directly or indirectly); as a health and caring shock; as a shock of mobility (affecting access to water, food, firewood, schooling); and as a risk of increased domestic conflict and violence. To capture these various effects on household welfare, this phone survey was conducted with (around) 500 individuals randomly drawn from an existing list of phone numbers collected from previous household surveys with an equal proportion of women and men. The same individuals were also interviewed during other rounds to generate a longitudinal panel allowing to analyze the impact of COVID-19 through time.

× Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. In Ethiopia, A&T implemented a package of adolescent nutrition interventions through school-based (flag assemblies, classroom lessons, girls’ clubs, peer mentoring, weight and height measurement, and parent-teacher meetings) and community platforms (health post and home visits and community gatherings). This dataset is part of a survey that was conducted to gather baseline data for the impact evaluation of the interventions.
The overall study objective was to determine the feasibility of delivering nutrition interventions primarily through school-based platforms and their impact on diet quality among adolescent girls. Research questions include:
1) What is the program impact on the diet of adolescent girls: (1) dietary diversity, (2) meal frequency, and (3) less consumption of unhealthy snacks?
2) What is the exposure to adolescent nutrition interventions delivered through school-based platforms?
3) What factors influenced the integration of adolescent nutrition interventions into school-based platforms and their outcomes?
The evaluation used a two-arm cluster-randomized, non-masked trial design, consisting of two cross-sectional surveys of in-school adolescent girls aged 10-14 years enrolled in grades 4-8. The unit of randomization is the primary school which includes grades 1-8. The baseline survey was conducted in October-November 2019 by Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (ACIPH), the in-country research collaborator for the survey. The baseline survey included the following: 1) Adolescent girl questionnaire, 2) Parents questionnaire, 3) Teacher/Principal questionnaire, 4) Health Extension Worker (HEW) questionnaire, and 5) Primary school observation checklist.
The primary school observation checklist collected information on school infrastructure, WASH, supplies, food environment, and nutrition education materials (e.g., posters) and displays.

× Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. In Ethiopia, A&T integrated a package of maternal nutrition interventions into existing antenatal care (ANC) services delivered through government health facilities (counselling on diet quality during pregnancy, distribution and promotion of Iron Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation, weight gain monitoring, counselling on early breastfeeding practices, and systems strengthening through training and supportive supervision) and community platforms (home visits, Pregnant Women Conferences/Mother Support groups, and community gatherings) that align with the latest global evidence. This dataset is part of a survey that was conducted to gather baseline data for the impact evaluation of the interventions.
The overall study objective was to determine the feasibility of integrating locally relevant maternal nutrition interventions into existing ANC services and determine the impact on diet quality and utilization of nutrition interventions during pregnancy. Research questions include:
1) What is the program impact on maternal practices: (1) consumption of diversified foods during pregnancy; (2) consumption of IFA supplements during pregnancy; and (3) early breastfeeding practices?
2) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions during ANC be improved through system strengthening approaches?
3) What factors influenced the integration and strengthening of maternal nutrition interventions into the government ANC service delivery platform?
The evaluation used a two-arm cluster-randomized, non-masked trial design, consisting of two cross-sectional surveys at baseline and endline. The unit of randomization is the health center and associated health posts in the catchment area. The baseline survey was conducted in October-November 2019 by Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (ACIPH), the in-country research collaborator for the survey. The baseline survey included the following: 1) Pregnant women questionnaire, 2) Recently delivered women questionnaire, 3) Health Extension Worker (HEW) questionnaire, 4), Nurse-midwife questionnaire, and 5) Health facility observation checklist.
The nurse-midwife interviews were conducted using pretested, structured questionnaires. Information was collected on work responsibilities, time commitments and workload, capacity, knowledge, motivation, supervision, and ANC service provision at the health center.

× Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. In Ethiopia, A&T implemented a package of adolescent nutrition interventions through school-based (flag assemblies, classroom lessons, girls’ clubs, peer mentoring, weight and height measurement, and parent-teacher meetings) and community platforms (health post and home visits and community gatherings). This dataset is part of a survey that was conducted to gather baseline data for the impact evaluation of the interventions.
The overall study objective was to determine the feasibility of delivering nutrition interventions primarily through school-based platforms and their impact on diet quality among adolescent girls. Research questions include:
1) What is the program impact on the diet of adolescent girls: (1) dietary diversity, (2) meal frequency, and (3) less consumption of unhealthy snacks?
2) What is the exposure to adolescent nutrition interventions delivered through school-based platforms?
3) What factors influenced the integration of adolescent nutrition interventions into school-based platforms and their outcomes?
The evaluation used a two-arm cluster-randomized, non-masked trial design, consisting of two cross-sectional surveys of in-school adolescent girls aged 10-14 years enrolled in grades 4-8. The unit of randomization is the primary school which includes grades 1-8. The baseline survey was conducted in October-November 2019 by Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (ACIPH), the in-country research collaborator for the survey. The baseline survey included the following: 1) Adolescent girl questionnaire, 2) Parents questionnaire, 3) Teacher/Principal questionnaire, 4) Health Extension Worker (HEW) questionnaire, and 5) Primary school observation checklist.
The adolescent girl interviews were conducted using pretested, structured questionnaires. Information was collected on adolescent background, school attendance, meal and snacking patterns, home food environment, nutrition knowledge, WASH practices, health and health-seeking behavior, social desirability, parental interaction, and other influencers (including sharing education messages and materials), gender and marriage beliefs, decision-making power, and anthropometry.

× Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. In Ethiopia, A&T integrated a package of maternal nutrition interventions into existing antenatal care (ANC) services delivered through government health facilities (counselling on diet quality during pregnancy, distribution and promotion of Iron Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation, weight gain monitoring, counselling on early breastfeeding practices, and systems strengthening through training and supportive supervision) and community platforms (home visits, Pregnant Women Conferences/Mother Support groups, and community gatherings) that align with the latest global evidence. This dataset is part of a survey that was conducted to gather baseline data for the impact evaluation of the interventions.
The overall study objective was to determine the feasibility of integrating locally relevant maternal nutrition interventions into existing ANC services and determine the impact on diet quality and utilization of nutrition interventions during pregnancy. Research questions include:
1) What is the program impact on maternal practices: (1) consumption of diversified foods during pregnancy; (2) consumption of IFA supplements during pregnancy; and (3) early breastfeeding practices?
2) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions during ANC be improved through system strengthening approaches?
3) What factors influenced the integration and strengthening of maternal nutrition interventions into the government ANC service delivery platform?
The evaluation used a two-arm cluster-randomized, non-masked trial design, consisting of two cross-sectional surveys at baseline and endline. The unit of randomization is the health center and associated health posts in the catchment area. The baseline survey was conducted in October-November 2019 by Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (ACIPH), the in-country research collaborator for the survey. The baseline survey included the following: 1) Pregnant women questionnaire, 2) Recently delivered women questionnaire, 3) Health Extension Worker (HEW) questionnaire, 4), Nurse-midwife questionnaire, and 5) Health facility observation checklist.
The health facility observation checklists were conducted using pretested, structured questionnaires. Information was collected on condition of the facility infrastructure, service readiness, services provided by the facility, human resources, and ANC monitoring system.

× Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. In Ethiopia, A&T integrated a package of maternal nutrition interventions into existing antenatal care (ANC) services delivered through government health facilities (counselling on diet quality during pregnancy, distribution and promotion of Iron Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation, weight gain monitoring, counselling on early breastfeeding practices, and systems strengthening through training and supportive supervision) and community platforms (home visits, Pregnant Women Conferences/Mother Support groups, and community gatherings) that align with the latest global evidence. This dataset is part of a survey that was conducted to gather baseline data for the impact evaluation of the interventions.
The overall study objective was to determine the feasibility of integrating locally relevant maternal nutrition interventions into existing ANC services and determine the impact on diet quality and utilization of nutrition interventions during pregnancy. Research questions include:
1) What is the program impact on maternal practices: (1) consumption of diversified foods during pregnancy; (2) consumption of IFA supplements during pregnancy; and (3) early breastfeeding practices?
2) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions during ANC be improved through system strengthening approaches?
3) What factors influenced the integration and strengthening of maternal nutrition interventions into the government ANC service delivery platform?
The evaluation used a two-arm cluster-randomized, non-masked trial design, consisting of two cross-sectional surveys at baseline and endline. The unit of randomization is the health center and associated health posts in the catchment area. The baseline survey was conducted in October-November 2019 by Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (ACIPH), the in-country research collaborator for the survey. The baseline survey included the following: 1) Pregnant women questionnaire, 2) Recently delivered women questionnaire, 3) Health Extension Worker (HEW) questionnaire, 4), Nurse-midwife questionnaire, and 5) Health facility observation checklist.
The recently delivered women interviews were conducted using pretested, structured questionnaires. Information was collected on household composition, household socioeconomic status, obstetric history, use of ANC, exposure to ANC, maternal nutrition and breastfeeding knowledge and practices, pregnancy and postnatal care, household food security, social desirability, decision-making power, mental health, and anthropometry.

× Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. In Ethiopia, A&T integrated a package of maternal nutrition interventions into existing antenatal care (ANC) services delivered through government health facilities (counselling on diet quality during pregnancy, distribution and promotion of Iron Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation, weight gain monitoring, counselling on early breastfeeding practices, and systems strengthening through training and supportive supervision) and community platforms (home visits, Pregnant Women Conferences/Mother Support groups, and community gatherings) that align with the latest global evidence. This dataset is part of a survey that was conducted to gather baseline data for the impact evaluation of the interventions.
The overall study objective was to determine the feasibility of integrating locally relevant maternal nutrition interventions into existing ANC services and determine the impact on diet quality and utilization of nutrition interventions during pregnancy. Research questions include:
1) What is the program impact on maternal practices: (1) consumption of diversified foods during pregnancy; (2) consumption of IFA supplements during pregnancy; and (3) early breastfeeding practices?
2) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions during ANC be improved through system strengthening approaches?
3) What factors influenced the integration and strengthening of maternal nutrition interventions into the government ANC service delivery platform?
The evaluation used a two-arm cluster-randomized, non-masked trial design, consisting of two cross-sectional surveys at baseline and endline. The unit of randomization is the health center and associated health posts in the catchment area. The baseline survey was conducted in October-November 2019 by Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (ACIPH), the in-country research collaborator for the survey. The baseline survey included the following: 1) Pregnant women questionnaire, 2) Recently delivered women questionnaire, 3) Health Extension Worker (HEW) questionnaire, 4), Nurse-midwife questionnaire, and 5) Health facility observation checklist.
The pregnant women interviews were conducted using pretested, structured questionnaires. Information was collected on household composition, household socioeconomic status, obstetric history, use of ANC, exposure to ANC, maternal nutrition and breastfeeding knowledge and practices, pregnancy and postnatal care, household food security, social desirability, decision-making power, mental health, and anthropometry.

× Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. In Ethiopia, A&T implemented a package of adolescent nutrition interventions through school-based (flag assemblies, classroom lessons, girls’ clubs, peer mentoring, weight and height measurement, and parent-teacher meetings) and community platforms (health post and home visits and community gatherings). This dataset is part of a survey that was conducted to gather baseline data for the impact evaluation of the interventions.
The overall study objective was to determine the feasibility of delivering nutrition interventions primarily through school-based platforms and their impact on diet quality among adolescent girls. Research questions include:
1) What is the program impact on the diet of adolescent girls: (1) dietary diversity, (2) meal frequency, and (3) less consumption of unhealthy snacks?
2) What is the exposure to adolescent nutrition interventions delivered through school-based platforms?
3) What factors influenced the integration of adolescent nutrition interventions into school-based platforms and their outcomes?
The evaluation used a two-arm cluster-randomized, non-masked trial design, consisting of two cross-sectional surveys of in-school adolescent girls aged 10-14 years enrolled in grades 4-8. The unit of randomization is the primary school which includes grades 1-8. The baseline survey was conducted in October-November 2019 by Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (ACIPH), the in-country research collaborator for the survey. The baseline survey included the following: 1) Adolescent girl questionnaire, 2) Parents questionnaire, 3) Teacher/Principal questionnaire, 4) Health Extension Worker (HEW) questionnaire, and 5) Primary school observation checklist.
The teacher/principal interviews were conducted using pretested, structured questionnaires. Information was collected on teacher/principal background, school role, nutrition-related activities/ interventions, perceptions/beliefs, and nutrition knowledge.

× Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. In Ethiopia, A&T integrated a package of maternal nutrition interventions into existing antenatal care (ANC) services delivered through government health facilities (counselling on diet quality during pregnancy, distribution and promotion of Iron Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation, weight gain monitoring, counselling on early breastfeeding practices, and systems strengthening through training and supportive supervision) and community platforms (home visits, Pregnant Women Conferences/Mother Support groups, and community gatherings) that align with the latest global evidence. This dataset is part of a survey that was conducted to gather baseline data for the impact evaluation of the interventions.
The overall study objective was to determine the feasibility of integrating locally relevant maternal nutrition interventions into existing ANC services and determine the impact on diet quality and utilization of nutrition interventions during pregnancy. Research questions include:
1) What is the program impact on maternal practices: (1) consumption of diversified foods during pregnancy; (2) consumption of IFA supplements during pregnancy; and (3) early breastfeeding practices?
2) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions during ANC be improved through system strengthening approaches?
3) What factors influenced the integration and strengthening of maternal nutrition interventions into the government ANC service delivery platform?
The evaluation used a two-arm cluster-randomized, non-masked trial design, consisting of two cross-sectional surveys at baseline and endline. The unit of randomization is the health center and associated health posts in the catchment area. The baseline survey was conducted in October-November 2019 by Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (ACIPH), the in-country research collaborator for the survey. The baseline survey included the following: 1) Pregnant women questionnaire, 2) Recently delivered women questionnaire, 3) Health Extension Worker (HEW) questionnaire, 4), Nurse-midwife questionnaire, and 5) Health facility observation checklist.
The HEW interviews were conducted using pretested, structured questionnaires. Information was collected on work responsibilities, time commitments and workload, capacity, knowledge, motivation, supervision, and ANC service provision at the health post.

× Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. In Ethiopia, A&T implemented a package of adolescent nutrition interventions through school-based (flag assemblies, classroom lessons, girls’ clubs, peer mentoring, weight and height measurement, and parent-teacher meetings) and community platforms (health post and home visits and community gatherings). This dataset is part of a survey that was conducted to gather baseline data for the impact evaluation of the interventions.
The overall study objective was to determine the feasibility of delivering nutrition interventions primarily through school-based platforms and their impact on diet quality among adolescent girls. Research questions include:
1) What is the program impact on the diet of adolescent girls: (1) dietary diversity, (2) meal frequency, and (3) less consumption of unhealthy snacks?
2) What is the exposure to adolescent nutrition interventions delivered through school-based platforms?
3) What factors influenced the integration of adolescent nutrition interventions into school-based platforms and their outcomes?
The evaluation used a two-arm cluster-randomized, non-masked trial design, consisting of two cross-sectional surveys of in-school adolescent girls aged 10-14 years enrolled in grades 4-8. The unit of randomization is the primary school which includes grades 1-8. The baseline survey was conducted in October-November 2019 by Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (ACIPH), the in-country research collaborator for the survey. The baseline survey included the following: 1) Adolescent girl questionnaire, 2) Parents questionnaire, 3) Teacher/Principal questionnaire, 4) Health Extension Worker (HEW) questionnaire, and 5) Primary school observation checklist.
The parent interviews were conducted using pretested, structured questionnaires. Information was collected on household members, social involvement, exposure to nutrition information, dietary diversity, nutrition knowledge, gender and marriage beliefs and decision-making power, social desirability, home food environment, food security, dwelling and assets.

× Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. In Ethiopia, A&T implemented a package of adolescent nutrition interventions through school-based (flag assemblies, classroom lessons, girls’ clubs, peer mentoring, weight and height measurement, and parent-teacher meetings) and community platforms (health post and home visits and community gatherings). This dataset is part of a survey that was conducted to gather baseline data for the impact evaluation of the interventions.
The overall study objective was to determine the feasibility of delivering nutrition interventions primarily through school-based platforms and their impact on diet quality among adolescent girls. Research questions include:
1) What is the program impact on the diet of adolescent girls: (1) dietary diversity, (2) meal frequency, and (3) less consumption of unhealthy snacks?
2) What is the exposure to adolescent nutrition interventions delivered through school-based platforms?
3) What factors influenced the integration of adolescent nutrition interventions into school-based platforms and their outcomes?
The evaluation used a two-arm cluster-randomized, non-masked trial design, consisting of two cross-sectional surveys of in-school adolescent girls aged 10-14 years enrolled in grades 4-8. The unit of randomization is the primary school which includes grades 1-8. The baseline survey was conducted in October-November 2019 by Addis Continental Institute of Public Health (ACIPH), the in-country research collaborator for the survey. The baseline survey included the following: 1) Adolescent girl questionnaire, 2) Parents questionnaire, 3) Teacher/Principal questionnaire, 4) Health Extension Worker (HEW) questionnaire, and 5) Primary school observation checklist.
The HEW interviews were conducted using pretested, structured questionnaires. Information was collected on HEW background, school and community role, nutrition-related activities, perceptions/beliefs, and nutrition knowledge.

× This dataset is the result of a phone survey set up to measure the impact of COVID-19 on rural people in Ghana. As most governments have urged the population to stay at home to slow down the transmission of the disease, the impact of COVID-19 can affect women and men in different ways: as an income shock (directly or indirectly); as a health and caring shock; as a shock of mobility (affecting access to water, food, firewood, schooling); and as a risk of increased domestic conflict and violence. To capture these various effects on household welfare, this phone survey was conducted with (around) 500 individuals randomly drawn from an existing list of phone numbers collected from previous household surveys with an equal proportion of women and men. The same individuals were also interviewed during other rounds to generate a longitudinal panel allowing for analysis of the impact of COVID-19 through time.

× This dataset is a supplemental data to Feed the Future I (FtF) Ethiopia end-line Survey 2018. The purpose of the survey was to collect data on details of land access and use, women land rights, second-level land certification process, land related legal knowledge, and land rental market participation, which were not covered in FtF end-line Survey 2018. The survey covered a total of 1,984 rural households in four regions of Ethiopia that were interviewed during FtF end-line 2018.
A structured household questionnaire was used to collect household, plot, and individual level data. Questionnaire modules related with land related legal knowledge and advice, and land rental market participation were administered separately for the head and spouse. Hence, a detail gender dis-aggregated data enables a closer analysis of gendered aspects of the impact of the second-level land certification program not only at household level (inter-household dimensions), but also within a household (intra-household aspects).

× These data are generated for the study conducted to evaluate a public extension program that integrates informational video screening with extension service provision to improve farmers’ knowledge and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and practices. Specifically, the study focuses on a program piloted by the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), regional bureaus of agriculture, and Digital Green, a social enterprise, in the country’s four most agriculturally important regional states. Data for this study are drawn from a series of surveys conducted among farmers participating in the study. A survey of more than 2,400 randomly selected households assigned to one of the three treatment arms after the year 1 (2017) rollout in early 2018, following the meher season harvest. A subsequent round of household surveys was conducted in early 2019, following the year 2 (2018) rollout of the implementation. This dataset includes data from follow-up survey conducted in 2019.
Data were collected using two separate questionnaires from both household heads and spouses. The household head questionnaire covered topics including household characteristics, assets, access to services, technology adoption, knowledge of agricultural practices, experience with video, crop sales, non-farm income, savings, food security, shocks, and plot-level information on land use, production, and inputs. The spouse questionnaire included sections on assets, technology adoption, knowledge of agricultural practices, and experience with video.

× This dataset explores (1) labor supply and (2) perceptions and impacts of COVID-19 via 4 quarterly phone surveys in rural Malawi. The sample was chosen randomly from among those that reported cell phone numbers in a previous multi-topic, in person survey in several regions of rural Malawi.

× These data are generated for the study conducted to evaluate a public extension program that integrates informational video screening with extension service provision to improve farmers’ knowledge and adoption of improved agricultural technologies and practices. Specifically, the study focuses on a program piloted by the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), regional bureaus of agriculture, and Digital Green, a social enterprise, in the country’s four most agriculturally important regional states. Data for this study are drawn from a series of surveys conducted among farmers participating in the study. A survey of more than 2,400 randomly selected households assigned to one of the three treatment arms after the year 1 (2017) rollout in early 2018, following the meher season harvest. A subsequent round of household surveys was conducted in early 2019, following the year 2 (2018) rollout of the implementation. This dataset includes data from the survey conducted in 2018.
Data were collected using two separate questionnaires from both household heads and spouses. The household head questionnaire covered topics including household characteristics, assets, access to services, technology adoption, knowledge of agricultural practices, experience with video, crop sales, non-farm income, savings, food security, shocks, and plot-level information on land use, production, and inputs. The spouse questionnaire included sections on assets, technology adoption, knowledge of agricultural practices, and experience with video.

× This dataset is a follow-up for households who were visited during Feed the Future I (FtF) Ethiopia end-line Survey 2018 and who participated in land rental market in Tigray and Amhara regions. Participation in the land rental market is defined as if a household rented in, sharecropped in, rented out or sharecropped out at least one parcel. The land rental market partners of 730 FtF end-line households (with 1551 parcels) were visited in land rental market partners survey in 2019. The partners survey covered 739 households and 2,745 parcels. Even if the partners survey is conducted few months later after FtF end-line survey, it follows the same time period and data collection instrument which is consistent with FtF end-line survey.
A structured household questionnaire was used to collect household, plot, and individual level data. The questionnaire modules cover household characteristics, land use (crop production), input use, labor, livestock ownership, shocks, off-fam employment, access to credit, ownership of productive equipment’s and remittances. This dataset, combined with the main FtF end-line 2018 data, enables to assess land rental market interactions between landlords and tenants.

× The Nexus Project is a collaboration between IFPRI and its partners, including national statistical agencies and research institutions. Our aim is to improve the quality of social accounting matrices (SAMs) used for computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling. The Nexus Project develops toolkits and establishes common data standards, procedures, and classification systems for constructing and updating national SAMs. The 2021 Rwanda SAM follows the Standard Nexus Structure. The open access version of the Rwanda SAM separates domestic production into 42 activities. Factors are disaggregated into labor, agricultural land, and capital. Labor is further disaggregated across three education categories. Representative households are disaggregated by rural and urban areas and by per capita expenditure quintile. The remaining accounts include enterprises, government, taxes, savings-and-investment, and the rest of the word.

× This dataset is generated from maize response trials (legume/maize rotation system) that were conducted in Linthipe EPA, Dedza district, and Ntubwi EPA in Machinga district in Malawi, 2019/2020 cropping season. In the previous season, certifies and recycled seed of different varieties of groundnut were grown. In the current season, maize was planted as a test crop.

× Through research and scaling, Africa RISING strives to create opportunities for smallholder farm households to move out of hunger and poverty. However, knowledge about gendered differences in the adoption of intensification practices is still limited and often based on results from quantitative studies only. The evaluation is to gain an in-depth understanding of gender issues surrounding the adoption and sustainability of maize leaf stripping technologies on the household as well as community level. This includes an understanding of intra-household decision-making and labor allocation; access to resources, participation as well as benefit-sharing among male and female households and community members. The data covers basic demographic information, general farm system description, gender and household processes, and market participation of 60 farmers involved in maize leaf stripping in Northern Ghana. The main data generation strategy of this study was focus group discussions.

× This dataset was generated from the study conducted to determine whether there is any significant difference in the uptake of sustainable intensification (SI) technologies by farmers because of their interaction with the research team during project implementation. Africa RISING project started interacting with farmers during the 2012/13 cropping season in three agro-ecologies in central Malawi. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) started interacting with farmers who were using conservation agriculture-based SI technologies since the 2007/2008 cropping season in three agro-ecologies in central Malawi. In this study, both CIMMYT and Michigan State University (MSU) led trials were selected. Over time, some new farmers were engaged, creating an opportunity to also study exposure time as a factor to understand the intensity and use of SI technologies. We grouped farmers into two categories to assess the effect of exposure time: (1) farmers who were engaged at the onset of the project (2012/2013), and (2) farmers who were engaged starting 2016/2017 cropping season. Farmers were primarily engaged at different levels. I. Mother trial farmers ? these were farmers who hosted fully replicated trials with a range of technologies, often more than 8 treatments. They were a nucleus group of farmers, who anchored the learning process. They were visited more by researchers and often hosted field days. Farmer interaction with researchers and extension was rated as ?high?. Three mother trials per agroecology were selected for the determination of water-limited yield potential. II. Mother trial farmer experimenter ? these were the same host farmers who were applying SI technologies on their wider farms. Three fields were selected to capture yield data from these. III. Baby farmers: These were a selected group of farmers who were associated with a mother trial. These farmers usually participated in field days and engaged with extension staff. IV. Local controls: These farmers were located in the same village as the mother and baby trial farmers. They did not directly benefit from Africa RISING but were exposed to Africa RISING technologies through field days. They often did not directly relate to the project. At least 3 local controls per mother (3x3 = 9 farmers per agro-ecology) were chosen.

× This dataset is a result of a study that was carried out in nine on-farm sites of Central and Southern Malawi to understand and compare the effects of different cropping systems (conservation agriculture (CA) and conventional) on soil physical and chemical parameters and long-term maize productivity. Six experiments were established in each target community. Each experiment had three treatments at one farm and was treated as a replicate, plot sizes were 0.1 ha per treatment. The treatments were as follows: 1. Conventional control plot consisting of the traditional ridge and furrow land preparation planted with continuous monocrop maize (CPM). The residues were managed using methods commonly practiced in each extension planning area; i.e., the residues were incorporated into the ridges. Continuous monocrop maize was planted on the ridges. 2. CA plot with continuous monocrop maize (CAM) planted into the previous years? ridges (where they still existed) or directly into the plot without previous ridge formation. Crop residues from the previous years? harvests were retained as a surface mulch. Maize seeds were planted as sole crops in no-till methods using a pointed stick (dibble stick). 3. CA plot with maize intercropped with a legume [cowpea or pigeon pea or groundnut. Both crops were planted with the dibble stick into the previous years? ridges (where they still existed) or directly into the plot without further ridging. Crop residues were retained as surface mulch as in treatment 2.

× This dataset is generated from the research study conducted to understand gender issues surrounding the adoption and sustainability of living mulch technologies at the household as well as community level. The survey was conducted among farmers who were practicing living mulch in Northern Ghana. Data were collected from 77 farmers in 12 communities across six districts from Jan-Feb, 2019. The data collected include demographic information, general farm system description, gender and household processes, and market participation among others. The main data generation strategy of this study was focus group discussions.

× This study contains data that were collected to assess the demand and supply of extension services in Malawi. The survey covers 3001 households and 299 sections in all 29 districts in Malawi (excluding Likoma). These surveys were complemented by follow-up visits and in-depth interviews with farmers in four communities and interviews with more than 30 key informants at national, district, EPA, and section levels The data collected include information about the household and head; agricultural practices and production by plot; sales and utilization by crops, tree crops, livestock and fisheries; technology adoption; extension services; access to inputs and credit; social networks; food security and dietary diversity; non-food expenditure; and other measures of economic and social welfare.

× This study contains data that were collected to assess the demand and supply of extension services in Malawi. The survey covers 2,888 households and 299 sections in all 29 districts in Malawi (excluding Likoma) and was conducted from July-September 2018. These surveys were complemented by follow-up visits and in-depth interviews with farmers in four communities and interviews with more than 30 key informants at national, district, EPA, and section levels The data collected include information about the household and head; agricultural practices and production by plot; sales and utilization by crops, tree crops, livestock and fisheries; technology adoption; extension services; access to inputs and credit; social networks; food security and dietary diversity; non-food expenditure; and other measures of economic and social welfare.

× Ethiopia has made efforts to tackle the challenges of low crop and livestock productivity and degradation of land resources through various rural development strategies. However, increasing demands for food, animal feed, fuel, and income-generating activities are putting pressure on the land. In this paper, we describe the production pressure and competition between crop and livestock production, quantify rates of land-use/cover (LULC) changes, and examine driving forces and consequences of land conversion. The study was conducted in Gudo Beret watershed, North Shewa Zone of Amhara region, Ethiopia. It used a combination of methods including remote sensing, household interviews, field observations, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews. Supervised and unsupervised image classification methods were employed to map LULC classes for 31 years (1984–2016). The results of satellite remote sensing revealed that 51% of the land in the study area was subject to accelerated land conversions. The household survey results indicated that feed resources and grain production pressures were 1.43 and 1.34 t ha−1 respectively. The observed annual changes in plantation and settlement areas were 2.6% and 2.9%. This was mainly at the expense of bushland and grazing land systems. Cropland increased (0.4% year−1) while grazing land reduced (3.5% year−1) under contrasting dynamics and competitive changes. An increase in human and livestock populations and farm expansion were major drivers of land conversion that adversely affected household livelihoods and the natural ecosystem. The consequences of these pressures resulted in a lack of animal feed, low crop-livestock productivity, and a reduction in natural vegetation coverage. We suggest that sustainable land resource management, more integrated crop-livestock production, and the use of productivity-enhancing technologies could play a role in managing competition for land resources.

× The dataset is meant for developing fertilizer management decision support tool for an effective crop-nutrient management. The dataset is developed on the basis of landscape targeting on-farm trials on crop-nutrient response and crop yield gap assessment across the Africa Rising target districts and other scaling up locations in the Ethiopian highlands.

× This data is from a study conducted with 960 Ghanaian households to gather citizen perspectives on decentralization in general and specifically on the impacts of Ghana’s devolution of agricultural services, which began in 2012.
The survey is split into 9 survey modules:
1. Sampling (SA) – location information about the region, district, and community where the respondent is based
2. General Information (ID) – basic demographic, educational, household background, and occupational information of respondent
3. Farming & Livestock (FL) – details about household’s farming and livestock activities
4. Agricultural Extension Services (EX) – details about access to, and use of, agriculture or livestock advisory services for the subset of the sample that has agricultural land or has their primary or secondary occupation in agriculture
5. Political and Community Participation (PP) – information about respondent’s degree of participation in collective action and voting, engagement with elected officials, and frequency of access to the news
6. Perspectives on Local Government and Decentralization (LG) - subjective views about how well local government is functioning and preferences for investment in respondent’s community
7. Household Welfare (HW) – questions about the range of assets owned by the respondent’s household, as well as access to major services (e.g. water, electricity, etc.)
8. Access to facilities (AF) – degree of household’s access to public services and facilities, such as health post, market, etc.
9. Final (FI) – enumerator observations

× The qualitative research protocols were designed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to identify issues that most constrain women’s access to employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in Malawi and to understand how benefit streams for economic growth due to low participation of women in employment and entrepreneurship can be unlocked through removing constraints. More broadly, the protocols are part of an effort to improve the integration of gender into growth constraints diagnostics, an analytic approach commonly used by development organizations, such as MCC, to identify ‘binding’ constraints to economic growth within a particular economy and prioritize policy reforms to ease those constraints.

× This data was collected by IFPRI as part of the World Bank-funded project (Fadama III–Additional Financing (AF II) phase II ) that was implemented in North-Eastern Nigeria. The Project was supporting the recovery of the agriculture sector in the North East (NE) of Nigeria in response to support the Government’s recovery and reconstruction initiative. The project sought to respond to the urgent food and livelihood needs of farming households who were affected by conflicts in the six North-East states in Nigeria—Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, and Gombe. The North East States suffered huge losses and damage to property, economic infrastructure, and livelihoods because of the insurgency. Among the participating communities and households, the project was intended to improve nutritional security, food security, household incomes, boost job creation, improve infrastructure and increase access to market information as well as enhancing the managerial capacities of the local communities.

The North-Eastern region of Nigeria was renowned for its large agricultural potential, with 80 percent of the population engaged in farming and contributing significantly to the regional and national GDP. Over the past two decades, however, the region had regressed with low education levels, limited access to healthcare and other basic amenities, and low GDP per capita. A once-promising zone now trails the other regions of Nigeria across all socio-economic indicators. The NE region in most recent times has also borne the brunt of human casualty, loss of properties, and diminished livelihoods emanating from the Boko Haram terrorist insurgency.

Towards the end of the project activities in 2018, IFPRI was contracted by the National Fadama Coordination Office (NFCO) in Abuja Nigeria which was the project implementing agency on behalf of the Government of Nigeria and World Bank to conduct an endline survey to collect primary data that would be used in rigorous impact assessment hence this data set. The endline survey collected both the project endline data ( 2018 measurements) and the retrospective baseline data ( 2016 measurements). The sample household survey covered all the six states in North-Eastern Nigeria that received project financial support. A total of 1800 households were sampled in both project treatment communities and non-project control communities.

The Survey data has information on insecurity conflicts and how these insecurity conflicts impacted on household migration and socio-economic conditions, humanitarian support received, value addition and agricultural processing, agricultural input aid received, demographic characteristics, crop production, livestock production, non-farm income, Fishing, and Aquaculture Income, beekeeping income, forestry and agroforestry income, wildlife income, food insecurity assessment, household dietary diversity, access to marketing infrastructure, productive assets, non-productive assets, access to credit, access to market information and extension.

The data included is here for the Gombe state.

× This data was collected by IFPRI as part of the World Bank-funded project (Fadama III–Additional Financing (AF II) phase II ) that was implemented in North-Eastern Nigeria. The Project was supporting the recovery of the agriculture sector in the North East (NE) of Nigeria in response to support the Government’s recovery and reconstruction initiative. The project sought to respond to the urgent food and livelihood needs of farming households who were affected by conflicts in the six North-East states in Nigeria—Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, and Gombe. The North East States suffered huge losses and damage to property, economic infrastructure, and livelihoods because of the insurgency. Among the participating communities and households, the project was intended to improve nutritional security, food security, household incomes, boost job creation, improve infrastructure and increase access to market information as well as enhancing the managerial capacities of the local communities.

The North-Eastern region of Nigeria was renowned for its large agricultural potential, with 80 percent of the population engaged in farming and contributing significantly to the regional and national GDP. Over the past two decades, however, the region had regressed with low education levels, limited access to healthcare and other basic amenities, and low GDP per capita. A once-promising zone now trails the other regions of Nigeria across all socio-economic indicators. The NE region in most recent times has also borne the brunt of human casualty, loss of properties, and diminished livelihoods emanating from the Boko Haram terrorist insurgency.

Towards the end of the project activities in 2018, IFPRI was contracted by the National Fadama Coordination Office (NFCO) in Abuja Nigeria which was the project implementing agency on behalf of the Government of Nigeria and World Bank to conduct an endline survey to collect primary data that would be used in rigorous impact assessment hence this data set. The endline survey collected both the project endline data ( 2018 measurements) and the retrospective baseline data ( 2016 measurements). The sample household survey covered all the six states in North-Eastern Nigeria that received project financial support. A total of 1800 households were sampled in both project treatment communities and non-project control communities.

The Survey data has information on insecurity conflicts and how these insecurity conflicts impacted on household migration and socio-economic conditions, humanitarian support received, value addition and agricultural processing, agricultural input aid received, demographic characteristics, crop production, livestock production, non-farm income, Fishing, and Aquaculture Income, beekeeping income, forestry and agroforestry income, wildlife income, food insecurity assessment, household dietary diversity, access to marketing infrastructure, productive assets, non-productive assets, access to credit, access to market information and extension.

The data included is here for the Yobe state.

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This data was collected by IFPRI as part of the World Bank-funded project (Fadama III–Additional Financing (AF II) phase II ) that was implemented in North-Eastern Nigeria. The Project was supporting the recovery of the agriculture sector in the North East (NE) of Nigeria in response to support the Government’s recovery and reconstruction initiative. The project sought to respond to the urgent food and livelihood needs of farming households who were affected by conflicts in the six North-East states in Nigeria—Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, and Gombe. The North East States suffered huge losses and damage to property, economic infrastructure, and livelihoods because of the insurgency. Among the participating communities and households, the project was intended to improve nutritional security, food security, household incomes, boost job creation, improve infrastructure and increase access to market information as well as enhancing the managerial capacities of the local communities.

The North-Eastern region of Nigeria was renowned for its large agricultural potential, with 80 percent of the population engaged in farming and contributing significantly to the regional and national GDP. Over the past two decades, however, the region had regressed with low education levels, limited access to healthcare and other basic amenities, and low GDP per capita. A once-promising zone now trails the other regions of Nigeria across all socio-economic indicators. The NE region in most recent times has also borne the brunt of human casualty, loss of properties, and diminished livelihoods emanating from the Boko Haram terrorist insurgency.

Towards the end of the project activities in 2018, IFPRI was contracted by the National Fadama Coordination Office (NFCO) in Abuja Nigeria which was the project implementing agency on behalf of the Government of Nigeria and World Bank to conduct an endline survey to collect primary data that would be used in rigorous impact assessment hence this data set. The endline survey collected both the project endline data ( 2018 measurements) and the retrospective baseline data ( 2016 measurements). The sample household survey covered all the six states in North-Eastern Nigeria that received project financial support. A total of 1800 households were sampled in both project treatment communities and non-project control communities.

The Survey data has information on insecurity conflicts and how these insecurity conflicts impacted on household migration and socio-economic conditions, humanitarian support received, value addition and agricultural processing, agricultural input aid received, demographic characteristics, crop production, livestock production, non-farm income, Fishing, and Aquaculture Income, beekeeping income, forestry and agroforestry income, wildlife income, food insecurity assessment, household dietary diversity, access to marketing infrastructure, productive assets, non-productive assets, access to credit, access to market information and extension.

The data included is here for the Bauchi state.

× his data was collected by IFPRI as part of the World Bank-funded project (Fadama III–Additional Financing (AF II) phase II ) that was implemented in North-Eastern Nigeria. The Project was supporting the recovery of the agriculture sector in the North East (NE) of Nigeria in response to support the Government’s recovery and reconstruction initiative. The project sought to respond to the urgent food and livelihood needs of farming households who were affected by conflicts in the six North-East states in Nigeria—Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, and Gombe. The North East States suffered huge losses and damage to property, economic infrastructure, and livelihoods because of the insurgency. Among the participating communities and households, the project was intended to improve nutritional security, food security, household incomes, boost job creation, improve infrastructure and increase access to market information as well as enhancing the managerial capacities of the local communities.

The North-Eastern region of Nigeria was renowned for its large agricultural potential, with 80 percent of the population engaged in farming and contributing significantly to the regional and national GDP. Over the past two decades, however, the region had regressed with low education levels, limited access to healthcare and other basic amenities, and low GDP per capita. A once-promising zone now trails the other regions of Nigeria across all socio-economic indicators. The NE region in most recent times has also borne the brunt of human casualty, loss of properties, and diminished livelihoods emanating from the Boko Haram terrorist insurgency.

Towards the end of the project activities in 2018, IFPRI was contracted by the National Fadama Coordination Office (NFCO) in Abuja Nigeria which was the project implementing agency on behalf of the Government of Nigeria and World Bank to conduct an endline survey to collect primary data that would be used in rigorous impact assessment hence this data set. The endline survey collected both the project endline data ( 2018 measurements) and the retrospective baseline data ( 2016 measurements). The sample household survey covered all the six states in North-Eastern Nigeria that received project financial support. A total of 1800 households were sampled in both project treatment communities and non-project control communities.

The Survey data has information on insecurity conflicts and how these insecurity conflicts impacted on household migration and socio-economic conditions, humanitarian support received, value addition and agricultural processing, agricultural input aid received, demographic characteristics, crop production, livestock production, non-farm income, Fishing, and Aquaculture Income, beekeeping income, forestry and agroforestry income, wildlife income, food insecurity assessment, household dietary diversity, access to marketing infrastructure, productive assets, non-productive assets, access to credit, access to market information and extension.

The data included is here for the Borno state.

× This data was collected by IFPRI as part of the World Bank-funded project (Fadama III–Additional Financing (AF II) phase II ) that was implemented in North-Eastern Nigeria. The Project was supporting the recovery of the agriculture sector in the North East (NE) of Nigeria in response to support the Government’s recovery and reconstruction initiative. The project sought to respond to the urgent food and livelihood needs of farming households who were affected by conflicts in the six North-East states in Nigeria—Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, and Gombe. The North East States suffered huge losses and damage to property, economic infrastructure, and livelihoods because of the insurgency. Among the participating communities and households, the project was intended to improve nutritional security, food security, household incomes, boost job creation, improve infrastructure and increase access to market information as well as enhancing the managerial capacities of the local communities.

The North-Eastern region of Nigeria was renowned for its large agricultural potential, with 80 percent of the population engaged in farming and contributing significantly to the regional and national GDP. Over the past two decades, however, the region had regressed with low education levels, limited access to healthcare and other basic amenities, and low GDP per capita. A once-promising zone now trails the other regions of Nigeria across all socio-economic indicators. The NE region in most recent times has also borne the brunt of human casualty, loss of properties, and diminished livelihoods emanating from the Boko Haram terrorist insurgency.

Towards the end of the project activities in 2018, IFPRI was contracted by the National Fadama Coordination Office (NFCO) in Abuja Nigeria which was the project implementing agency on behalf of the Government of Nigeria and World Bank to conduct an endline survey to collect primary data that would be used in rigorous impact assessment hence this data set. The endline survey collected both the project endline data ( 2018 measurements) and the retrospective baseline data ( 2016 measurements). The sample household survey covered all the six states in North-Eastern Nigeria that received project financial support. A total of 1800 households were sampled in both project treatment communities and non-project control communities.

The Survey data has information on insecurity conflicts and how these insecurity conflicts impacted on household migration and socio-economic conditions, humanitarian support received, value addition and agricultural processing, agricultural input aid received, demographic characteristics, crop production, livestock production, non-farm income, Fishing, and Aquaculture Income, beekeeping income, forestry and agroforestry income, wildlife income, food insecurity assessment, household dietary diversity, access to marketing infrastructure, productive assets, non-productive assets, access to credit, access to market information and extension.

The data included is here for theTaraba state.

× This data was collected by IFPRI as part of the World Bank-funded project (Fadama III–Additional Financing (AF II) phase II ) that was implemented in North-Eastern Nigeria. The Project was supporting the recovery of the agriculture sector in the North East (NE) of Nigeria in response to support the Government’s recovery and reconstruction initiative. The project sought to respond to the urgent food and livelihood needs of farming households who were affected by conflicts in the six North-East states in Nigeria—Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, and Gombe. The North East States suffered huge losses and damage to property, economic infrastructure, and livelihoods because of the insurgency. Among the participating communities and households, the project was intended to improve nutritional security, food security, household incomes, boost job creation, improve infrastructure and increase access to market information as well as enhancing the managerial capacities of the local communities.

The North-Eastern region of Nigeria was renowned for its large agricultural potential, with 80 percent of the population engaged in farming and contributing significantly to the regional and national GDP. Over the past two decades, however, the region had regressed with low education levels, limited access to healthcare and other basic amenities, and low GDP per capita. A once-promising zone now trails the other regions of Nigeria across all socio-economic indicators. The NE region in most recent times has also borne the brunt of human casualty, loss of properties, and diminished livelihoods emanating from the Boko Haram terrorist insurgency.

Towards the end of the project activities in 2018, IFPRI was contracted by the National Fadama Coordination Office (NFCO) in Abuja Nigeria which was the project implementing agency on behalf of the Government of Nigeria and World Bank to conduct an endline survey to collect primary data that would be used in rigorous impact assessment hence this data set. The endline survey collected both the project endline data ( 2018 measurements) and the retrospective baseline data ( 2016 measurements). The sample household survey covered all the six states in North-Eastern Nigeria that received project financial support. A total of 1800 households were sampled in both project treatment communities and non-project control communities.

The Survey data has information on insecurity conflicts and how these insecurity conflicts impacted on household migration and socio-economic conditions, humanitarian support received, value addition and agricultural processing, agricultural input aid received, demographic characteristics, crop production, livestock production, non-farm income, Fishing, and Aquaculture Income, beekeeping income, forestry and agroforestry income, wildlife income, food insecurity assessment, household dietary diversity, access to marketing infrastructure, productive assets, non-productive assets, access to credit, access to market information and extension.

× This survey was conducted to collect baseline data for a randomized control trial preceding the introduction of improved energy cookstoves in the Dedza District in the Central Region of Malawi. A similar baseline study was also conducted in Mozambique in the district of Angonia. Dedza district in Malawi was selected because it shares a transboundary with Angonia district in Mozambique and has similar biophysical and socioeconomic conditions. This selection was intended because the project was set out to examine how differences in policies in the two countries contributed to the adoption and use of improved cookstoves under a randomized control trial experiment. The data also includes a section on discrete choice experiments that test several price subsidy policy options and their impact on the possible uptake of improved cookstoves. The data also includes another section again on discrete choice experiments testing fertilizer subsidy policy options and how they could impact on the uptake of agroforestry.

× This survey was conducted to collect endline data for a randomized control trial study. The endline survey was conducted two years after the introduction of improved energy cookstoves in the Dedza District in the Central Region of Malawi. A similar endline study was also conducted in Mozambique in the district of Angonia. Dedza district in Malawi was selected because it shares a transboundary with Angonia district in Mozambique and have similar biophysical and socioeconomic conditions. This selection was intended because the project was set out to examine how differences in policies in the two countries contributed to adoption and use of improved cookstoves under a randomized control trial experiment.

× The Land Resources Evaluation Project (LREP), which ran from 1988 to 1992, was a joint government of Malawi, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) project that involved a close reconnaissance of the agro-ecological resources of Malawi. Extensive fieldwork was done to map the soils across the country at the moderately detailed scale of 1:250,000 (1 cm = 2.5 km). Weather data were analyzed to generate averages for various indicators for use in mapping the agro-climatological zones of Malawi at the same geographic scale.
The soils and agroclimatic maps developed were then overlaid to develop a ‘land unit’ map for Malawi. Each land unit is defined by a unique combination of relatively homogeneous soil and climate properties within its boundaries. These land units were then used with information on the optimal soil and climate conditions for growing a range of rainfed agricultural crops, as well as irrigated rice and tree species, to undertake a spatial suitability analysis for the production of each in each land unit.
The soil survey mapping involved examining soil profiles from several thousand locations across the country between November 1987 and September 1991. The soil surveyors recorded information on the soil profiles and on individual horizons within the soil profiles on standard forms while they were in the field. The data collection forms in paper format were then archived by the Land Husbandry Branch (later renamed Land Resources and Conservation Branch). Soil samples were also collected for chemical analysis. Key professional personnel involved in the collection of the soil profile data included J.A. Eschweiler, S.J. Nanthambwe, S. Paris, J.H. Venema, A.J.M. Lorkeers, R.I. Green, A.E. Kandodo, P. Banda, Mr. Chikowi
Digital records of the soil profile data were not created under the LREP-Malawi project. In 1999, members of the Maize Commodity Team at Chitedze Agricultural Research Station, led by Todd Benson, created digital files of the LREP soil profile and horizon data from the paper field data forms. The majority of the data entry was done by Sophie C. Nambuzi, with assistance from Ivy Ligowe and Maction Komwa. The efforts of the team were generously assisted by Mr. Stephen J. Nanthambwe of the Land Resources and Conservation Branch, who was a participant in the original soil sampling exercise.

× The dataset contains the data and scripts required to generate the tables and figures in the article titled "Trade-offs and synergies associated with maize leaf stripping within crop-livestock systems in Northern Ghana."

× The survey questionnaires were designed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to collect information on the experiences of and constraints to employment and entrepreneurship among men and women of working age (18-54 years old) in Malawi, and more broadly, to improve the integration of gender into growth constraints diagnostics, an analytic approach commonly used by development organizations, such as MCC, to identify ‘binding’ constraints to economic growth within a particular economy and prioritize policy reforms to ease those constraints.

× An impact assessment (IA) study was conducted in Rwanda in 2015 to determine the adoption and diffusion rates of high iron beans (HIB) varieties after eight seasons of active dissemination; understand HIB adoption and diffusion patterns across varieties and over time (the percentage of farmers currently planting, the percentage rate of addition, the percentage rate of dropout, the percentage of bean area currently under HIB, and so forth); and assess the socioeconomic and nutrition impacts resulting from HIB adoption. A nationally representative listing exercise preceded the main household survey for the impact assessment. The listing exercise was conducted across 120 rural villages in 29 provinces of Rwanda and was administered to a total of 19,575 households. The data included here are from both the listing exercise and the main impact assessment survey.

× The Nexus Project is a collaboration between IFPRI and its partners, including national statistical agencies and research institutions. Our aim is to improve the quality of social accounting matrices (SAMs) used for computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling. The Nexus Project develops toolkits and establishes common data standards, procedures, and classification systems for constructing and updating national SAMs. The 2018 Nigeria SAM follows the Standard Nexus Structure. The open access version of the Nigeria SAM separates domestic production into 42 activities. Factors are disaggregated into labor, agricultural land, and capital. Labor is further disaggregated across three education categories. Representative households are disaggregated by rural and urban areas and by per capita expenditure quintile. The remaining accounts include enterprises, government, taxes, savings-and-investment, and the rest of the word.

× The Regional 2014/15 SAM for Egypt includes 62 sectors and 66 products. It also includes 13 factors of production, labor is disaggregated across rural and urban areas and into four education-based categories, capital is also disaggregated into four subcategories: crops, livestock, mining, and other; and land. Moreover, the new SAM has 105 household groups that are disaggregated by national per capita expenditure quintiles, then split into national rural farm, rural nonfarm, and urban households. Sectoral production, factor markets, and household groups are split into seven subnational regions: Greater Cairo, Delta, Alexandria, Northern Upper Egypt, Middle Upper Egypt, Southern Upper Egypt, and Suez Canal. In total, the regional 2015 SAM is composed of 646 rows x 646 columns.

× The 2019 SAM for Egypt builds on the previous 2014/15 SAM that was built and published by Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) with the support of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The updated SAM also relies on information from the Supply and Use Tables and the Economic Census for 2017/18 that were produced by CAPMAS. It includes 69 sectors and 73 products. The SAM also includes 13 factors of production in three broad categories: labor, land, and capital. Labor is disaggregated across rural and urban areas and into four education-based categories. Capital is disaggregated into four subcategories: crops, livestock, mining, and other. The SAM has ten household groups that are disaggregated by national per capita expenditure quintiles, then split into rural and urban households. Overall, the 2019 SAM is composed of 177 rows x 177 columns.

× The Nexus Project is a collaboration between IFPRI and its partners, including national statistical agencies and research institutions. Our aim is to improve the quality of social accounting matrices (SAMs) used for computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling. The Nexus Project develops toolkits and establishes common data standards, procedures, and classification systems for constructing and updating national SAMs. The 2015 Ghana SAM follows the Standard Nexus Structure. The open access version of the Ghana SAM separates domestic production into 42 activities. Factors are disaggregated into labor, agricultural land, and capital. Labor is further disaggregated across three education categories. Representative households are disaggregated by rural and urban areas and by per capita expenditure quintile. The remaining accounts include enterprises, government, taxes, savings-and-investment, and the rest of the word.

This dataset can be downloaded from https://www2.statsghana.gov.gh/nada/index.php/catalog/95 .

× The Nexus Project is a collaboration between IFPRI and its partners, including national statistical agencies and research institutions. Our aim is to improve the quality of social accounting matrices (SAMs) used for computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling. The Nexus Project develops toolkits and establishes common data standards, procedures, and classification systems for constructing and updating national SAMs. The 2018 Ethiopia SAM follows the Standard Nexus Structure. The open access version of the Ethiopia SAM separates domestic production into 42 activities. Factors are disaggregated into labor, agricultural land, and capital. Labor is further disaggregated across three education categories. Representative households are disaggregated by rural and urban areas and by per capita expenditure quintile. The remaining accounts include enterprises, government, taxes, savings-and-investment, and the rest of the word.

× This dataset is the result of the household survey that was conducted to gather data at baseline as a part of the impact evaluation of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions in Ethiopia. The broad objective of the impact evaluation in Ethiopia is to measure the impact of A&T’s community-based interventions, delivered through the government's health extension program (HEP) platform, in the reduction of stunting and improvement of IYCF practices in two regions where the IFHP operates, namely Tigray and SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region).
A&T is a six-year initiative to facilitate change for improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age.
The Ethiopia baseline survey had two broad objectives. The first objective was to gather data on the primary impact indicators of the evaluation, prior to implementation of any A&T interventions, to establish a baseline against which changes would be measured. The second objective was to assess different factors that may influence the outcomes of interest, and thus shape the impact of the primary impact indicators. These factors were determined at five different levels: 1) child, 2) maternal/caregiver, 3) household, 4) community, 5) health care providers, 6) health system. These factors will also provide useful information to interpret the results of the impact evaluation and also signal key issues to pay attention to in the process evaluation.
The Ethiopia baseline survey used five separate questionnaires that aimed to capture elements along the program impact pathways. These tools include 1) a household questionnaire, 2) a staff questionnaire of HEWs, 3) a staff questionnaire of supervisors of HEWs, 4) a VCHP), and 5) a community questionnaire.
The household questionnaire in Ethiopia consisted of 14 different modules covering a wide range of information both for assessing the outcomes of interests as well as factors that influence the uptake and adoption of A&T interventions, such as household food security, socioeconomic status, parental characteristics, maternal knowledge and skills about IYCF, exposure to A&T and other IYCF/nutrition interventions, exposure to media, household gender relationships, and child characteristics, e.g., age, gender, perceptions about size and birth. The questions are largely based on previously validated questions or modules.

× The producer/household survey was conducted to study teff value chains in order to make recommendations to policymakers on how to improve the value chain for farmers, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers in Ethiopia. The data collected in this survey helps to understand how the teff value chains are transforming in terms of quality and demand of teff, adoption of modern inputs in teff farming, farmers' access to inputs and services, their income and wealth among many other things.

× The coffee producer survey was conducted to study the coffee value chains in order to make recommendations to policymakers on how to improve the value chain to the benefit of farmers. The data collected in this survey helps to understand how the coffee value chains are transforming in terms of quality and demand of coffee, adoption of modern inputs in coffee farming, and farmers' access to input and services.

× This dataset was generated to assess the impact of market access on different socioeconomic indicators. The study focuses on Alefa woreda in the rugged terrain of northwestern Ethiopia just west of Lake Tana and approximately 100 kilometers from the city of Gonder. This is an isolated area with little to no electricity and mobile phone access and without any development or humanitarian assistance programs provided by non-governmental organizations. The sample area was chosen because the large variation in transportation costs over relatively short distances in the woreda allows to carefully assess the impact of these varying costs by comparing it with a situation of similar physical and climatic conditions.
The survey took place shortly after the main cropping season (meher) harvest over a five-week period in November and December 2011, interviewing 850 households. The data collected includes household demographics, land and agricultural production, housing quality and household assets, input access, expenditures and consumption, and anthropometrics of mother and children among others.

× This is a value-added secondary dataset, derived from the third (2010/11) and fourth (2016/17) Malawi Integrated Household Survey (MIHS) datasets compiled by the National Statistical Office of Malawi with technical assistance from the World Bank. The dataset combines nutrient composition and retention data with cleaned and improved dietary recall data included in the MIHS survey. This information can be used for various other analyses in which dietary intake or nutrients from specific foods or food groups are of interest.

× This dataset is the result of the health extension workers (HEW) survey that was conducted to gather data at baseline as part of the study assessing the impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.
A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.
A&T's focus in this phase of the study in Ethiopia (with program implementation from late 2014 to 2017) is on operationalizing the IYCF component of the Government of Ethiopia’s National Nutrition Plan (NNP) in one region, Amhara. The objectives of the A&T initiative in Amhara are as follows: 1) Sustain high rates of EBF among children 0–5.9 months at over 70 percent in A&T program areas, 2) Increase the proportion of children 6–23.9 months of age who receive a diverse diet (at least four food groups) by 10 percentage points in A&T program area, and 3) Increase the proportion of breastfed and non-breastfed children 6–23.9 months of age who receive solid, semi-solid, or soft foods at least the minimum number of times per day by 10 percentage points in A&T program areas.
A cluster-randomized design with repeated cross-sectional surveys at baseline (2015) and endline (2017) were used to assess impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in Amhara region, particularly the community-based interventions (interpersonal communication and social mobilization) and mass media activities. The evaluation includes household and frontline worker (FLW) surveys. Twenty woredas (districts) were purposively selected as potential areas of work by A&T HQ and Save the Children, and the select woredas were randomly assigned as 10 intervention (or A&T-intensive, A&T-I) and 10 comparison (or A&T-Non intensive, A&T-NI) woredas.
The baseline survey applied four structured questionnaires: (1) household questionnaire and anthropometric measurements of children and mothers, (2) community questionnaire, (3) frontline worker questionnaire: Health extension worker (HEW), and (4) Frontline worker questionnaire: Health development army team leader (HDTL).
The health extension worker (HEW) questionnaire (along with the HDTL questionnaire) was applied to those working close to or in the community. These questionnaires aim at assessing four major issues: (1) frequency of interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers and modes of interactions; (2) content of the interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers, especially discussions about IYCF messages and the time spent on IYCF-related discussions; (3) IYCF knowledge and training received by FLWs; and (4) FLWs’ motivation and satisfaction about their jobs. These are captured by questions on perceptions related to workload and level of job satisfaction.

× This dataset is the result of the community survey that was conducted to gather data at baseline as part of the study assessing the impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.
A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.
A&T's focus in this phase of the study in Ethiopia (with program implementation from late 2014 to 2017) is on operationalizing the IYCF component of the Government of Ethiopia’s National Nutrition Plan (NNP) in one region, Amhara.The objectives of the A&T initiative in Amhara are as follows: 1) Sustain high rates of EBF among children 0–5.9 months at over 70 percent in A&T program areas, 2) Increase the proportion of children 6–23.9 months of age who receive a diverse diet (at least four food groups) by 10 percentage points in A&T program area, and 3) Increase the proportion of breastfed and non-breastfed children 6–23.9 months of age who receive solid, semi-solid, or soft foods at least the minimum number of times per day by 10 percentage points in A&T program areas.
A cluster-randomized design with repeated cross-sectional surveys at baseline (2015) and endline (2017) were used to assess impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in Amhara region, particularly the community-based interventions (interpersonal communication and social mobilization) and mass media activities. The evaluation includes household and frontline worker (FLW) surveys. Twenty woredas (districts) were purposively selected as potential areas of work by A&T HQ and Save the Children, and the select woredas were randomly assigned as 10 intervention (or A&T-intensive, A&T-I) and 10 comparison (or A&T-Non intensive, A&T-NI) woredas.
The baseline survey applied four structured questionnaires: (1) household questionnaire and anthropometric measurements of children and mothers, (2) community questionnaire, (3) frontline worker questionnaire: Health extension worker (HEW), and (4) Frontline worker questionnaire: Health development army team leader (HDATL).
The community questionnaire was administered to community leaders to gather information on the contextual factors at the community level as well as to understand differences in characteristics over time. The questionnaire helps track various programs taking place, particularly given expansion of agriculture and food security programs such as the Agriculture Growth Program (AGP) and the Agriculture Extension Program (AEP) and other programs implemented by nongovernmental organizations in the region. One questionnaire was completed for each EA/kebele.

× This dataset is the result of the agriculture extension worker/development agent (ADA) survey that was conducted to gather data at endline as part of the study assessing the impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.
A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.
A&T's focus in this phase of the study in Ethiopia (with program implementation from late 2014 to 2017) is on operationalizing the IYCF component of the Government of Ethiopia’s National Nutrition Plan (NNP) in one region, Amhara. The objectives of the A&T initiative in Amhara are as follows: 1) Sustain high rates of EBF among children 0–5.9 months at over 70 percent in A&T program areas, 2) Increase the proportion of children 6–23.9 months of age who receive a diverse diet (at least four food groups) by 10 percentage points in A&T program area, and 3) Increase the proportion of breastfed and non-breastfed children 6–23.9 months of age who receive solid, semi-solid, or soft foods at least the minimum number of times per day by 10 percentage points in A&T program areas.
A cluster-randomized design with repeated cross-sectional surveys at baseline (2015) and endline (2017) were used to assess impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in Amhara region, particularly the community-based interventions (interpersonal communication and social mobilization) and mass media activities. The evaluation includes household and frontline worker (FLW) surveys. Twenty woredas (districts) were purposively selected as potential areas of work by A&T HQ and Save the Children, and the select woredas were randomly assigned as 10 intervention (or A&T-intensive, A&T-I) and 10 comparison (or A&T-Non intensive, A&T-NI) woredas.
The endline survey applied 5 questionnaires that aimed to capture elements along the program impact pathways: (1) household questionnaire and anthropometric measurements of children and mothers, (2) community questionnaire, (3) frontline worker questionnaire: Health extension worker (HEW), (4) Frontline worker questionnaire: Health development army team leader (HDATL), and (5) Frontline worker questionnaire: Agriculture development agent (ADA). A household roster was used to gather information on household composition and characteristics of each member (age, gender, and education).
The agriculture development agents (ADA) are specialized in crop, livestock and natural resources, deployed to establish a farmer training center in each kebele. They are trained to provide information, facilitate knowledge sharing, train and demonstrate technologies and innovations to farmers.
The agriculture development agents (ADA) questionnaire along with the other two frontline health worker questionnaires (HEW and HDATL) was used to interview those working close to or in the community. These questionnaires aimed at assessing four major issues: (1) frequency of interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers and modes of interactions; (2) content of the interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers, especially discussions about IYCF messages and the time spent on IYCF-related discussions; (3) IYCF knowledge, workload and training and supervision received by FLWs; and (4) FLWs’ motivation and satisfaction about their jobs.

× This dataset is the result of the health development army team leaders (HDATL) survey that was conducted to gather data at baseline as part of the study assessing the impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.
A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.
A&T's focus in this phase of the study in Ethiopia (with program implementation from late 2014 to 2017) is on operationalizing the IYCF component of the Government of Ethiopia’s National Nutrition Plan (NNP) in one region, Amhara.The objectives of the A&T initiative in Amhara are as follows: 1) Sustain high rates of EBF among children 0–5.9 months at over 70 percent in A&T program areas, 2) Increase the proportion of children 6–23.9 months of age who receive a diverse diet (at least four food groups) by 10 percentage points in A&T program area, and 3) Increase the proportion of breastfed and non-breastfed children 6–23.9 months of age who receive solid, semi-solid, or soft foods at least the minimum number of times per day by 10 percentage points in A&T program areas.
A cluster-randomized design with repeated cross-sectional surveys at baseline (2015) and endline (2017) were used to assess impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in Amhara region, particularly the community-based interventions (interpersonal communication and social mobilization) and mass media activities. The evaluation includes household and frontline worker (FLW) surveys. Twenty woredas (districts) were purposively selected as potential areas of work by A&T HQ and Save the Children, and the select woredas were randomly assigned as 10 intervention (or A&T-intensive, A&T-I) and 10 comparison (or A&T-Non intensive, A&T-NI) woredas.
The baseline survey applied four structured questionnaires: (1) household questionnaire and anthropometric measurements of children and mothers, (2) community questionnaire, (3) frontline worker questionnaire: Health extension worker (HEW), and (4) Frontline worker questionnaire: Health development army team leader (HDATL).
The health development army (HDA) volunteers are cadres of women within a community that support and extend the field-related activities of HEWs. HDAs are comprised of up to 30 households (HH) in the same neighborhood that meet in smaller groups of six members, commonly referred to as 1for5 networks. HDA team leaders, which oversee the 30 HHs, are selected by the members.
The health development army team leaders (HDATL) questionnaire (along with the HEW questionnaire) was applied to those working close to or in the community. These questionnaires aim at assessing four major issues: (1) frequency of interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers and modes of interactions; (2) content of the interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers, especially discussions about IYCF messages and the time spent on IYCF-related discussions; (3) IYCF knowledge and training received by FLWs; and (4) FLWs’ motivation and satisfaction about their jobs. These are captured by questions on perceptions related to workload and level of job satisfaction.

× This dataset is the result of the health extension workers (HEW) survey that was conducted to gather data at endline as part of the study assessing the impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.
A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.
A&T's focus in this phase of the study in Ethiopia (with program implementation from late 2014 to 2017) is on operationalizing the IYCF component of the Government of Ethiopia’s National Nutrition Plan (NNP) in one region, Amhara. The objectives of the A&T initiative in Amhara are as follows: 1) Sustain high rates of EBF among children 0–5.9 months at over 70 percent in A&T program areas, 2) Increase the proportion of children 6–23.9 months of age who receive a diverse diet (at least four food groups) by 10 percentage points in A&T program area, and 3) Increase the proportion of breastfed and non-breastfed children 6–23.9 months of age who receive solid, semi-solid, or soft foods at least the minimum number of times per day by 10 percentage points in A&T program areas.
A cluster-randomized design with repeated cross-sectional surveys at baseline (2015) and endline (2017) were used to assess impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in Amhara region, particularly the community-based interventions (interpersonal communication and social mobilization) and mass media activities. The evaluation includes household and frontline worker (FLW) surveys. Twenty woredas (districts) were purposively selected as potential areas of work by A&T HQ and Save the Children, and the select woredas were randomly assigned as 10 intervention (or A&T-intensive, A&T-I) and 10 comparison (or A&T-Non intensive, A&T-NI) woredas.
The endline survey applied 5 questionnaires that aimed to capture elements along the program impact pathways: (1) household questionnaire and anthropometric measurements of children and mothers, (2) community questionnaire, (3) frontline worker questionnaire: Health extension worker (HEW), (4) Frontline worker questionnaire: Health development army team leader (HDATL), and (5) Frontline worker questionnaire: Agriculture development agent (ADA). A household roster was used to gather information on household composition and characteristics of each member (age, gender, and education).
The health extension worker (HEW) questionnaire along with the other two frontline health worker questionnaires (HDATL and ADA) was used to interview those working close to or in the community. These questionnaires aimed at assessing four major issues: (1) frequency of interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers and modes of interactions; (2) content of the interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers, especially discussions about IYCF messages and the time spent on IYCF-related discussions; (3) IYCF knowledge, workload and training and supervision received by FLWs; and (4) FLWs’ motivation and satisfaction about their jobs.

× This dataset is the result of the household survey that was conducted to gather data at baseline as part of the study assessing the impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.
A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.
A&T's focus in this phase of the study in Ethiopia (with program implementation from late 2014 to 2017) is on operationalizing the IYCF component of the Government of Ethiopia’s National Nutrition Plan (NNP) in one region, Amhara. The objectives of the A&T initiative in Amhara are as follows: 1) Sustain high rates of EBF among children 0–5.9 months at over 70 percent in A&T program areas, 2) Increase the proportion of children 6–23.9 months of age who receive a diverse diet (at least four food groups) by 10 percentage points in A&T program area, and 3) Increase the proportion of breastfed and non-breastfed children 6–23.9 months of age who receive solid, semi-solid, or soft foods at least the minimum number of times per day by 10 percentage points in A&T program areas.
A cluster-randomized design with repeated cross-sectional surveys at baseline (2015) and endline (2017) were used to assess impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in Amhara region, particularly the community-based interventions (interpersonal communication and social mobilization) and mass media activities. The evaluation includes household and frontline worker (FLW) surveys. Twenty woredas (districts) were purposively selected as potential areas of work by A&T HQ and Save the Children, and the select woredas were randomly assigned as 10 intervention (or A&T-intensive, A&T-I) and 10 comparison (or A&T-Non intensive, A&T-NI) woredas.
The baseline survey applied four structured questionnaires: (1) household questionnaire and anthropometric measurements of children and mothers, (2) community questionnaire, (3) frontline worker questionnaire: Health extension worker (HEW), and (4) Frontline worker questionnaire: Health development army team leader (HDTL). A household roster was used to gather information on household composition and characteristics of each member (age, gender, and education).
The household questionnaire captured exposure to key program elements as well as standard services. Intermediate factors of knowledge, awareness, trial, and adoption of recommended practices and underlying factors related to the child, mother, and household were also collected. Questionnaires were administered to mothers of the child selected for the survey. Anthropometric measurements (height and weight) were also collected for both mother and child in each household.

× This dataset is the result of the health development army team leaders (HDATL) survey that was conducted to gather data at endline as part of the study assessing the impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.
A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.
A&T's focus in this phase of the study in Ethiopia (with program implementation from late 2014 to 2017) is on operationalizing the IYCF component of the Government of Ethiopia’s National Nutrition Plan (NNP) in one region, Amhara. The objectives of the A&T initiative in Amhara are as follows: 1) Sustain high rates of EBF among children 0–5.9 months at over 70 percent in A&T program areas, 2) Increase the proportion of children 6–23.9 months of age who receive a diverse diet (at least four food groups) by 10 percentage points in A&T program area, and 3) Increase the proportion of breastfed and non-breastfed children 6–23.9 months of age who receive solid, semi-solid, or soft foods at least the minimum number of times per day by 10 percentage points in A&T program areas.
A cluster-randomized design with repeated cross-sectional surveys at baseline (2015) and endline (2017) were used to assess impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in Amhara region, particularly the community-based interventions (interpersonal communication and social mobilization) and mass media activities. The evaluation includes household and frontline worker (FLW) surveys. Twenty woredas (districts) were purposively selected as potential areas of work by A&T HQ and Save the Children, and the select woredas were randomly assigned as 10 intervention (or A&T-intensive, A&T-I) and 10 comparison (or A&T-Non intensive, A&T-NI) woredas.
The endline survey applied 5 questionnaires that aimed to capture elements along the program impact pathways: (1) household questionnaire and anthropometric measurements of children and mothers, (2) community questionnaire, (3) frontline worker questionnaire: Health extension worker (HEW), (4) Frontline worker questionnaire: Health development army team leader (HDATL), and (5) Frontline worker questionnaire: Agriculture development agent (ADA). A household roster was used to gather information on household composition and characteristics of each member (age, gender, and education).
The health development army (HDA) volunteers are cadres of women within a community that support and extend the field-related activities of HEWs. HDAs are comprised of up to 30 households (HH) in the same neighborhood that meet in smaller groups of six members, commonly referred to as 1for5 networks. HDA team leaders, which oversee the 30 HHs, are selected by the members.
The health development army team leaders (HDATL) questionnaire along with the other two frontline health worker questionnaires (HEW and ADA) was used to interview those working close to or in the community. These questionnaires aimed at assessing four major issues: (1) frequency of interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers and modes of interactions; (2) content of the interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers, especially discussions about IYCF messages and the time spent on IYCF-related discussions; (3) IYCF knowledge, workload and training and supervision received by FLWs; and (4) FLWs’ motivation and satisfaction about their jobs.

× This dataset is the result of the household survey that was conducted to gather data at endline as part of the study assessing the impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.
A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.
A&T's focus in this phase of the study in Ethiopia (with program implementation from late 2014 to 2017) is on operationalizing the IYCF component of the Government of Ethiopia’s National Nutrition Plan (NNP) in one region, Amhara. The objectives of the A&T initiative in Amhara are as follows: 1) Sustain high rates of EBF among children 0–5.9 months at over 70 percent in A&T program areas, 2) Increase the proportion of children 6–23.9 months of age who receive a diverse diet (at least four food groups) by 10 percentage points in A&T program area, and 3) Increase the proportion of breastfed and non-breastfed children 6–23.9 months of age who receive solid, semi-solid, or soft foods at least the minimum number of times per day by 10 percentage points in A&T program areas.
A cluster-randomized design with repeated cross-sectional surveys at baseline (2015) and endline (2017) were used to assess impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in Amhara region, particularly the community-based interventions (interpersonal communication and social mobilization) and mass media activities. The evaluation includes household and frontline worker (FLW) surveys. Twenty woredas (districts) were purposively selected as potential areas of work by A&T HQ and Save the Children, and the select woredas were randomly assigned as 10 intervention (or A&T-intensive, A&T-I) and 10 comparison (or A&T-Non intensive, A&T-NI) woredas. A&T intervention areas were expected to receive intensive IYCF SBCC activities as well as exposure to a region-wide mass media campaign, while the comparison areas received standard health and agricultural services and exposure to mass media. The focus of this impact evaluation was on the intensive IYCF SBCC activities at the community level.
The endline survey applied 5 questionnaires that aimed to capture elements along the program impact pathways: (1) household questionnaire and anthropometric measurements of children and mothers, (2) community questionnaire, (3) frontline worker questionnaire: Health extension worker (HEW), (4) Frontline worker questionnaire: Health development army team leader (HDATL), and (5) Frontline worker questionnaire: Agriculture development agent (ADA). A household roster was used to gather information on household composition and characteristics of each member (age, gender, and education).
The endline household questionnaire was developed by adapting the baseline questionnaire to capture key program elements, particularly exposure to the A&T community-based interventions and mass media activities. The household questionnaire was administered to the mother of the index child selected for the survey. In addition to the questionnaire, anthropometric measurements (height and weight) were collected for mother and index child in each household.

× This dataset is the result of the community survey that was conducted to gather data at endline as part of the study assessing the impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.
A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.
A&T's focus in this phase of the study in Ethiopia (with program implementation from late 2014 to 2017) is on operationalizing the IYCF component of the Government of Ethiopia’s National Nutrition Plan (NNP) in one region, Amhara. The objectives of the A&T initiative in Amhara are as follows: 1) Sustain high rates of EBF among children 0–5.9 months at over 70 percent in A&T program areas, 2) Increase the proportion of children 6–23.9 months of age who receive a diverse diet (at least four food groups) by 10 percentage points in A&T program area, and 3) Increase the proportion of breastfed and non-breastfed children 6–23.9 months of age who receive solid, semi-solid, or soft foods at least the minimum number of times per day by 10 percentage points in A&T program areas.
A cluster-randomized design with repeated cross-sectional surveys at baseline (2015) and endline (2017) were used to assess impact of the A&T social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in Amhara region, particularly the community-based interventions (interpersonal communication and social mobilization) and mass media activities. The evaluation includes household and frontline worker (FLW) surveys. Twenty woredas (districts) were purposively selected as potential areas of work by A&T HQ and Save the Children, and the select woredas were randomly assigned as 10 intervention (or A&T-intensive, A&T-I) and 10 comparison (or A&T-Non intensive, A&T-NI) woredas. A&T intervention areas were expected to receive intensive IYCF SBCC activities as well as exposure to a region-wide mass media campaign, while the comparison areas received standard health and agricultural services and exposure to mass media. The focus of this impact evaluation was on the intensive IYCF SBCC activities at the community level.
The endline survey applied 5 questionnaires that aimed to capture elements along the program impact pathways: (1) household questionnaire and anthropometric measurements of children and mothers, (2) community questionnaire, (3) frontline worker questionnaire: Health extension worker (HEW), (4) Frontline worker questionnaire: Health development army team leader (HDATL), and (5) Frontline worker questionnaire: Agriculture development agent (ADA). A household roster was used to gather information on household composition and characteristics of each member (age, gender, and education).
The community questionnaire was administered to community/kebele leaders to gather information on the contextual factors at the community level as well as to understand differences in characteristics across the clusters over time. One questionnaire was completed for each kebele. This information at the community level is critical to control for externalities that could influence the outcome of the program. The community questionnaire provided information on the following: 1) General characteristics of the kebele (population, livelihood, season of food shortage), 2) Infrastructure (access to main road, electricity, access to clean water), 3) Distance from the nearest major town, type of transportation used to reach the town, 4) Access to the nearest market, 5) Availability and access to health and education facilities, 6) Social and food assistance (productive safety net program, community-based nutrition program), and 7) Natural disasters occurred in the area during the last year.

× mNutrition was a five-year global initiative supported by the Department for International Development (DFID) between 2013 and 2018, organized by GSMA, implemented by in-country mobile network operators and evaluated by researchers from GAMOS, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), with the objective of building effective mobile phone-based advisory services for improving nutrition outcomes.
In Ghana, mNutrition was implemented through the Vodafone Farmers Club (VFC) SMS program, and the service offered both agricultural and nutrition information through mobile voice and SMS services in addition to free calls between VFC members to improve the nutritional status of smallholder farmers’ households and to increase their agricultural productivity. To determine the causal effect of the program on dietary diversity and agricultural production, a cluster randomized encouragement design was employed to randomly expose treatment communities to promotional activities to sign up to VFC.
Household interviews were conducted before and after the intervention. Quantitative data-collection took place in the Central Region and Upper West Region of Ghana. At baseline, 3933 households from 207 communities (104 treatment and 103 control) were interviewed. Interviews were conducted with both primary male and female members of the household.

× This dataset is the result of the volunteer community health promoters (VCHP) survey that was conducted to gather data for the process evaluation part of the impact evaluation of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions in Ethiopia. The broad objective of the impact evaluation in Ethiopia is to measure the impact of A&T’s community-based interventions (CBI), delivered through the government's health extension program (HEP) platform, in the reduction of stunting and improvement of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in two regions where the integrated family health program (IFHP) operates, namely Tigray and SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region).
A&T is a six-year initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to facilitate change for improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age.
The process evaluation (PE) is intended to answer one of the major learning objectives for the overall initiative, i.e., how A&T interventions achieve their impact. In Ethiopia, the studies that have been conducted as part of the process evaluation include: 1) a case study in 2011 to explore the extent of the training rollout among frontline health workers (FHWs) and to assess FHW and household exposure to interpersonal communication (IPC) tools developed by A&T, 2) a qualitative study in 2012 that included in-depth interviews with health extension workers (HEWs), HEW supervisors, and volunteers and shorter interviews with mothers and fathers to understand modalities of service delivery under IFHP and other A&T platforms, and 3) a quantitative survey in 2013 among FHWs and households to assess different aspects of service delivery and exposure to A&T community based program interventions.
The Ethiopia process evaluation surveys of frontline health workers and households had two broad objectives. The first objective was to assess and understand the FHW work environment related to IYCF service delivery, in order to better answer how A&T interventions achieve impact. The second objective was to assess households’ exposure to the A&T program components/activities, as well as to compare IYCF knowledge and practices to the baseline survey in 2010 in order to get an idea of progress toward impact.
Three types of FHW questionnaires (HEW, VCHP, and supervisors) applied to health staff who are closest to the community or work in the community.
Volunteers include all kind of volunteers working on promoting health and nutrition such as volunteer community health promoter (VCHP), health development agent (HAD), development agent (DA), health animator etc.
The volunteer community health promoters (VCHP) questionnaire, along with the other two FHW questionnaires, were aimed at assessing four major issues: 1) FHW’s exposure to training and IPC tools provided by the A&T program, 2) FHW’s exposure to the A&T multi-media components (radio and television messages), 3) FHW’s knowledge and understanding of IYCF and nutrition, 4) the FHW work environment related to IYCF service delivery (motivation, supportive supervision, time commitments to different tasks, and the ability to integrate sustained IYCF counseling into daily routines).

× This dataset is the result of the health extension workers (HEW) survey that was conducted to gather data at baseline as a part of the impact evaluation of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions in Ethiopia. The broad objective of the impact evaluation in Ethiopia is to measure the impact of A&T’s community-based interventions, delivered through the government's health extension program (HEP) platform, in the reduction of stunting and improvement of IYCF practices in two regions where the IFHP operates, namely Tigray and SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region).
A&T is a six-year initiative to facilitate change for improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age.
The Ethiopia baseline survey had two broad objectives. The first objective was to gather data on the primary impact indicators of the evaluation, prior to implementation of any A&T interventions, to establish a baseline against which changes would be measured. The second objective was to assess different factors that may influence the outcomes of interest, and thus shape the impact of the primary impact indicators. These factors were determined at five different levels: 1) child, 2) maternal/caregiver, 3) household, 4) community, 5) health care providers, 6) health system. These factors will also provide useful information to interpret the results of the impact evaluation and also signal key issues to pay attention to in the process evaluation.
The Ethiopia baseline survey used five separate questionnaires that aimed to capture elements along the program impact pathways. These tools include 1) a household questionnaire, 2) a staff questionnaire of health extension workers (HEW), 3) a staff questionnaire of supervisors of HEWs, 4) a volunteer community health promoters (VCHP), and 5) a community questionnaire.
Three types of health staff questionnaires (HEW, VCHP, and supervisors) were applied to health staff who are closest to the community or work in the community.
In the Health Extension Program (HEP), the key frontline health workers (FHWs) are the health extension workers (HEWs).
The health extension workers (HEW) questionnaire (along with the other two health workers questionnaires (VCHP and supervisors)) aimed at assessing three major issues: 1) frequency of interactions between health staff and caregivers, and avenues for these interactions; 2) content of the discussion between caregivers and health staff, and the time spent on IYCF-related discussions; and 3) knowledge and training received by the health staff on IYCF. In addition, the frontline health worker questionnaires capture the organizational context within which FHWs deliver their interventions. These are captured by inclusion of questions on perceptions related to their workload and their level of satisfaction with their overall job. This is particularly important to capture volunteer workers who receive no salary.

× This dataset is the result of the volunteer community health promoters (VCHP) survey that was conducted to gather data at baseline as a part of the impact evaluation of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions in Ethiopia. The broad objective of the impact evaluation in Ethiopia is to measure the impact of A&T’s community-based interventions, delivered through the government's health extension program (HEP) platform, in the reduction of stunting and improvement of IYCF practices in two regions where the IFHP operates, namely Tigray and SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region).
A&T is a six-year initiative to facilitate change for improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age.
The Ethiopia baseline survey had two broad objectives. The first objective was to gather data on the primary impact indicators of the evaluation, prior to implementation of any A&T interventions, to establish a baseline against which changes would be measured. The second objective was to assess different factors that may influence the outcomes of interest, and thus shape the impact of the primary impact indicators. These factors were determined at five different levels: 1) child, 2) maternal/caregiver, 3) household, 4) community, 5) health care providers, 6) health system. These factors will also provide useful information to interpret the results of the impact evaluation and also signal key issues to pay attention to in the process evaluation.
The Ethiopia baseline survey used five separate questionnaires that aimed to capture elements along the program impact pathways. These tools include 1) a household questionnaire, 2) a staff questionnaire of HEWs, 3) a staff questionnaire of supervisors of HEWs, 4) a VCHP), and 5) a community questionnaire.
Three types of health staff questionnaires (HEW, VCHP, and supervisors) were applied to health staff who are closest to the community or work in the community.
In the Health Extension Program (HEP), the key frontline health workers (FHWs) are the health extension workers (HEWs). In addition to HEWs, HEP has invested in developing community volunteers known as Volunteer Community Health Promoters (VCHP), who are trained by HEWs. This volunteer position, although not directly a part of the health system, is nevertheless integral to providing essential health care at the community level.
The volunteer community health promoters (VCHP) questionnaire, along with the other two health workers questionnaires (HEW and supervisors), aimed at assessing three major issues: 1) frequency of interactions between health staff and caregivers, and avenues for these interactions; 2) content of the discussion between caregivers and health staff, and the time spent on IYCF-related discussions; and 3) knowledge and training received by the health staff on IYCF. In addition, the frontline health worker questionnaires capture the organizational context within which FHWs deliver their interventions. These are captured by inclusion of questions on perceptions related to their workload and their level of satisfaction with their overall job. This is particularly important to capture volunteer workers who receive no salary.

× This dataset is the result of the volunteer community health promoters (VCHP) survey that was conducted to gather data for the endline part of the impact evaluation of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions in Ethiopia. The broad objective of the impact evaluation in Ethiopia is to measure the impact of A&T’s community-based interventions (CBI), delivered through the government's health extension program (HEP) platform, in the reduction of stunting and improvement of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in two regions where the integrated family health program (IFHP) operates, namely Tigray and SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region).
A&T is a six-year initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to facilitate change for improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age.
The impact evaluation of the A&T Ethiopia community-based intervention and mass media activities includes the 2010 baseline and 2014 endline surveys and a smaller-scale 2013 process evaluation survey. Together, these studies generate answers to one of the major learning objectives for the overall initiative: how A&T interventions achieve their impact.
The Ethiopia endline survey applied five separate questionnaires that aimed to capture elements along the program impact pathways. These instruments included a household questionnaire, a community questionnaire and 3 frontline health workers questionnaires, which are:
- health extension workers (HEW) questionnaire

- supervisors of HEWs questionnaire

- volunteer community health promoters questionnaire.

Volunteers include all kind of volunteers working on promoting health and nutrition such as volunteer community health promoter (VCHP), health development agent (HAD), development agent (DA), health animator etc.
The volunteer community health promoters (VCHP) questionnaire, along with the other two FLW questionnaires, aimed at assessing four major issues: (1) frequency of interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers and modes of interactions; (2) content of the interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers, especially discussions about IYCF messages and the time spent on IYCF-related discussions; (3) IYCF knowledge and training received by FLWs; and (4) FLWs’ motivation and satisfaction about their jobs. These are captured by questions on perceptions related to workload and level of job satisfaction. This is particularly important to capture among volunteers who receive no salary.

× This dataset is the result of the supervisors of health extension workers survey that was conducted to gather data at baseline as a part of the impact evaluation of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions in Ethiopia. The broad objective of the impact evaluation in Ethiopia is to measure the impact of A&T’s community-based interventions, delivered through the government's health extension program (HEP) platform, in the reduction of stunting and improvement of IYCF practices in two regions where the IFHP operates, namely Tigray and SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region).
A&T is a six-year initiative to facilitate change for improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age.
The Ethiopia baseline survey had two broad objectives. The first objective was to gather data on the primary impact indicators of the evaluation, prior to implementation of any A&T interventions, to establish a baseline against which changes would be measured. The second objective was to assess different factors that may influence the outcomes of interest, and thus shape the impact of the primary impact indicators. These factors were determined at five different levels: 1) child, 2) maternal/caregiver, 3) household, 4) community, 5) health care providers, 6) health system. These factors will also provide useful information to interpret the results of the impact evaluation and also signal key issues to pay attention to in the process evaluation.
The Ethiopia baseline survey used five separate questionnaires that aimed to capture elements along the program impact pathways. These tools include 1) a household questionnaire, 2) a staff questionnaire of HEWs, 3) a staff questionnaire of supervisors of HEWs, 4) a VCHP), and 5) a community questionnaire.
Three types of health staff questionnaires (HEW, VCHP, and supervisors) applied to health staff who are closest to the community or work in the community. These questionnaires were aimed at assessing three major issues: 1) frequency of interactions between health staff and caregivers, and avenues for these interactions; 2) content of the discussion between caregivers and health staff, and the time spent on IYCF-related discussions; and 3) knowledge and training received by the health staff on IYCF.
The roles of the supervisors are somewhat different from the other two types of health staff. They do not come in direct contact with caregivers, yet they are mainly responsible for providing training to the HEWs and monitoring and supervising the training of volunteers, conducted by the HEWs. The questionnaire for supervisors, therefore, aims at capturing these interactions. Together, combining information from the HEW/VCHP questionnaires with those administered to the supervisors of individual staff in the survey will generate valuable data on the organization context for the FHWs prior to the introduction of A&T interventions in the health system.

× This dataset is the result of the health extension workers (HEW) survey that was conducted to gather data for the endline part of the impact evaluation of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions in Ethiopia. The broad objective of the impact evaluation in Ethiopia is to measure the impact of A&T’s community-based interventions (CBI), delivered through the government's health extension program (HEP) platform, in the reduction of stunting and improvement of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in two regions where the integrated family health program (IFHP) operates, namely Tigray and SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region).
A&T is a six-year initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to facilitate change for improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age.
The impact evaluation of the A&T Ethiopia community-based intervention and mass media activities includes the 2010 baseline and 2014 endline surveys and a smaller-scale 2013 process evaluation survey. Together, these studies generate answers to one of the major learning objectives for the overall initiative: how A&T interventions achieve their impact.
The Ethiopia endline survey applied five separate questionnaires that aimed to capture elements along the program impact pathways. These instruments included a household questionnaire, a community questionnaire and 3 frontline health workers questionnaires, which are:
- health extension workers (HEW) questionnaire

- supervisors of HEWs questionnaire

- volunteer community health promoters questionnaire

The health extension workers (HEW) questionnaire, along with the other two FLW questionnaires, aimed at assessing four major issues: (1) frequency of interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers and modes of interactions; (2) content of the interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers, especially discussions about IYCF messages and the time spent on IYCF-related discussions; (3) IYCF knowledge and training received by FLWs; and (4) FLWs’ motivation and satisfaction about their jobs. These are captured by questions on perceptions related to workload and level of job satisfaction.

× mNutrition was a five-year global initiative supported by the Department for International Development (DFID) between 2013 and 2018, organized by GSMA, implemented by in-country mobile network operators and evaluated by researchers from GAMOS, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), with the objective of building effective mobile phone-based advisory services for improving nutrition outcomes.
In Ghana, mNutrition was implemented through the Vodafone Farmers Club (VFC) SMS program, and the service offered both agricultural and nutrition information through mobile voice and SMS services in addition to free calls between VFC members to improve the nutritional status of smallholder farmers’ households and to increase their agricultural productivity. To determine the causal effect of the program on dietary diversity and agricultural production, a cluster randomized encouragement design was employed to randomly expose treatment communities to promotional activities to sign up to VFC.
Household interviews were conducted before and after the intervention. Quantitative data-collection took place in the Central Region and Upper West Region of Ghana. At baseline, 3933 households from 207 communities (104 treatment and 103 control) were interviewed. Of these 3933 households, 3802 households were interviewed at the endline. Interviews were conducted with both primary male and female members of the household.

× This dataset is the result of the community survey that was conducted to gather data at endline as a part of the impact evaluation of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions in Ethiopia. The broad objective of the impact evaluation in Ethiopia is to measure the impact of A&T’s community-based interventions, delivered through the government's health extension program (HEP) platform, in the reduction of stunting and improvement of IYCF practices in two regions where the IFHP operates, namely Tigray and SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region).
A&T is a six-year initiative to facilitate change for improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age.
The impact evaluation of A&T’s community-based intervention and mass media activities applied an “adequacy design,” which involves pre- and post-intervention assessments without a non-intervention comparison group. A total of 75 enumeration areas (EAs) were randomly selected from woredas (districts) that were part of the IFHP platform for A&T in Tigray and SNNPR. Repeated cross-sectional surveys were conducted at baseline (2010) and endline (2014) in the 75 EAs.
A short questionnaire was administered to community leaders to gather information on the contextual factors at the community level as well as to understand differences in characteristics across the clusters (EA) over time. One questionnaire was completed for each cluster (EA). This information at the community level is critical to control for externalities that could influence the outcome of the program.
The Ethiopia endline community questionnaire provided information on the following: 1) General characteristics of the EA/kebele (population, livelihood, season of food shortage), 2) Infrastructure (access to main road, electricity, access to clean water, 3) Distance from the nearest major town, type of transportation use to reach the town, 4) Access to the nearest market, 5) Migration patterns, 6) Social and food assistance (productive safety net program, community-based nutrition program), 7) Natural disasters occurred in the area during the last year, 8) Availability and access to health and education facilities (health post, government hospital, private clinic, junior and high school, college).

× This data is from a study conducted with 80 directors of agriculture in Ghana’s Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs). The aim of the survey was to identify how the devolution of agriculture functions to the MMDAs since 2012 has affected their job functions and ability to provide agricultural services to the communities in which they work.

The survey is split into 9 modules:
1. Location (LN) – preliminary characteristics of the location where the DDA is employed; the gender of the respondent is also recorded in this module
2. General Information (ID) – basic demographic and educational background, as well as the length of time the director has served in the MMDA
3. Employment History (EH) – details on the current job, number of previous jobs, district location of previous jobs, job experiences, and aspirations within the civil service
4. Agricultural Planning and Implementation (AP) – questions related to the agricultural planning process within the district
5. Agricultural Budgets and Expenditures (AB) – details on the agricultural budgeting and expenditure process
6. Engagement with the District Assembly (DA) – questions related to directors’ relationship with the other sectoral departments of the MMDA
7. Devolution Transition Process (DT) –details about the 2012 devolution transition process and the perceived challenges and opportunities that emerged from that reform
8. Staffing and Resources (SR) – opinions and perspectives of the directors on the staffing and resource availability in their offices
9. Final Section (FI) – enumerator observations

× This dataset is the result of the household survey that was conducted to gather data for the endline part of the impact evaluation of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions in Ethiopia. The broad objective of the impact evaluation in Ethiopia is to measure the impact of A&T’s community-based interventions (CBI), delivered through the government's health extension program (HEP) platform, in the reduction of stunting and improvement of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in two regions where the integrated family health program (IFHP) operates, namely Tigray and SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region).
A&T is a six-year initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to facilitate change for improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age.
The impact evaluation of the A&T Ethiopia community-based intervention and mass media activities includes the 2010 baseline and 2014 endline surveys and a smaller-scale 2013 process evaluation survey. Together, these studies generate answers to one of the major learning objectives for the overall initiative: how A&T interventions achieve their impact.
The Ethiopia endline survey applied five separate questionnaires that aimed to capture elements along the program impact pathways. These instruments included a household questionnaire, a community questionnaire and 3 frontline health workers questionnaires.
The Ethiopia endline household survey aimed at detecting changes in three age-specific indicators: (1) rates of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among infants 0-5.9 months of age; (2) complementary feeding (CF) practices among children 6-23.9 months of age; and (3) stunting prevalence among children 24-59.9 months of age. The same two-stage cluster sampling method for selecting households applied at baseline was used for the endline survey. After random sampling and selection of households across three sampling frames: children aged 0-5.9 months (n=619), 6-23.9 months (n=875), and 24-59.9 months (n=1475) for the three age groups, an oversample of all additional households with children aged 24-35.9 months (n=727) were included in the endline survey to improve the reliability of stunting estimates.

× This dataset is the result of the health extension workers survey that was conducted to gather data for the process evaluation part of the impact evaluation of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions in Ethiopia. The broad objective of the impact evaluation in Ethiopia is to measure the impact of A&T’s community-based interventions (CBI), delivered through the government's health extension program (HEP) platform, in the reduction of stunting and improvement of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in two regions where the integrated family health program (IFHP) operates, namely Tigray and SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region).
A&T is a six-year initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to facilitate change for improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age.
The process evaluation (PE) is intended to answer one of the major learning objectives for the overall initiative, i.e., how A&T interventions achieve their impact. In Ethiopia, the studies that have been conducted as part of the process evaluation include: 1) a case study in 2011 to explore the extent of the training rollout among frontline health workers (FHWs) and to assess FHW and household exposure to interpersonal communication (IPC) tools developed by A&T, 2) a qualitative study in 2012 that included in-depth interviews with health extension workers (HEWs), HEW supervisors, and volunteers and shorter interviews with mothers and fathers to understand modalities of service delivery under IFHP and other A&T platforms, and 3) a quantitative survey in 2013 among FHWs and households to assess different aspects of service delivery and exposure to A&T community based program interventions.
Three types of FHW questionnaires (HEW, VCHP, and supervisors) applied to health staff who are closest to the community or work in the community.
The health extension workers (HEW) questionnaire, along with the other two FHW questionnaires, were aimed at assessing four major issues: 1) FHW’s exposure to training and IPC tools provided by the A&T program, 2) FHW’s exposure to the A&T multi-media components (radio and television messages), 3) FHW’s knowledge and understanding of IYCF and nutrition, 4) the FHW work environment related to IYCF service delivery (motivation, supportive supervision, time commitments to different tasks, and the ability to integrate sustained IYCF counseling into daily routines).

× This dataset is the result of the community survey that was conducted to gather data at baseline as a part of the impact evaluation of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions in Ethiopia. The broad objective of the impact evaluation in Ethiopia is to measure the impact of A&T’s community-based interventions, delivered through the government's health extension program (HEP) platform, in the reduction of stunting and improvement of IYCF practices in two regions where the IFHP operates, namely Tigray and SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region).
A&T is a six-year initiative to facilitate change for improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age.

The Ethiopia baseline survey had two broad objectives. The first objective was to gather data on the primary impact indicators of the evaluation, prior to implementation of any A&T interventions, to establish a baseline against which changes would be measured. The second objective was to assess different factors that may influence the outcomes of interest, and thus shape the impact of the primary impact indicators. These factors were determined at five different levels: 1) child, 2) maternal/caregiver, 3) household, 4) community, 5) health care providers, 6) health system. These factors will also provide useful information to interpret the results of the impact evaluation and also signal key issues to pay attention to in the process evaluation.
The Ethiopia baseline survey used five separate questionnaires that aimed to capture elements along the program impact pathways. These tools include 1) a household questionnaire, 2) a staff questionnaire of HEWs, 3) a staff questionnaire of supervisors of HEWs, 4) a VCHP), and 5) a community questionnaire.
The community questionnaire provided information on the following: 1) general characteristics of the cluster: population, number of households’ languages, livelihood, season of food shortage, topography; 2) infrastructure: access to main road (both during dry and rainy season), electricity, access to clean water; 3) distance from the nearest major town, type of transportation used to reach this town; 4) access to the nearest market; 5) migration pattern; 6) social and food assistance, such as presence of productive safety net program, community-based nutrition program, etc.; 7) natural disaster occurring in the area during the three years before the survey; 8) availability and access to health services: health post, government hospital, private clinic, etc.; 9) availability of education facility: junior and high school, college.
The community questionnaire was administered to a group of community members to gather information on the contextual factors related to each community as well as to understand differences in community characteristics across the clusters (enumeration areas (EA)). This information at the community level is critical to control for externalities that could influence the outcome of the program.

× This data is from a study conducted on informal food retail in three of Ghana’s cities – Accra, Kumasi and Tamale. The aim of the survey is to gather information on the livelihoods of these traders, the challenges they face, and the governance constraints they encounter, especially those selling different types of food products. Interviews with 1,214 informal food vendors – 474 in Accra, 516 in Kumasi, and 310 in Tamale – across 4-7 markets in each city, allow for a better understanding of the role of informal food vendors as a key component of agricultural transformation and food security, while also examining how their treatment by government officials affects their own food security and their ability to facilitate agricultural transformation. The survey is split into 11 survey modules:
Sampling (SA) – preliminary characteristics of the informal food trader
General Information (ID) – basic demographic, educational and household background information
Employment (EM) – details on current job
Business (BS) – information on business management and the associated fees paid to operate
Taxes and Fees (TX) – range of fees and taxes paid and the benefits received from those payments
Government Engagement (GE) – type and level of interaction between government officials and food traders
Food Safety and Food Security (FS) – awareness of food safety and source of personal food
Service Delivery and Accountability (SD) – services offered in the market and who could best deliver them
Public Participation and Associational Membership (PP) – involvement in different associations and participation in public and community affairs
Household Welfare (HW) – details on household assets and services
Final (FI) – enumerator observations

× This dataset is the result of the supervisors of health extension workers survey that was conducted to gather data for the endline part of the impact evaluation of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions in Ethiopia. The broad objective of the impact evaluation in Ethiopia is to measure the impact of A&T’s community-based interventions (CBI), delivered through the government's health extension program (HEP) platform, in the reduction of stunting and improvement of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in two regions where the integrated family health program (IFHP) operates, namely Tigray and SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region).
A&T is a six-year initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to facilitate change for improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age.
The impact evaluation of the A&T Ethiopia community-based intervention and mass media activities includes the 2010 baseline and 2014 endline surveys and a smaller-scale 2013 process evaluation survey. Together, these studies generate answers to one of the major learning objectives for the overall initiative: how A&T interventions achieve their impact.
The Ethiopia endline survey applied five separate questionnaires that aimed to capture elements along the program impact pathways. These instruments included a household questionnaire, a community questionnaire and 3 frontline health workers questionnaires, which are:
- health extension workers (HEW) questionnaire

- supervisors of HEWs questionnaire

- volunteer community health promoters questionnaire

The supervisors of HEWs questionnaire, along with the other two FLW questionnaires, aimed at assessing four major issues: (1) frequency of interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers and modes of interactions; (2) content of the interactions between FLWs and mothers/caregivers, especially discussions about IYCF messages and the time spent on IYCF-related discussions; (3) IYCF knowledge and training received by FLWs; and (4) FLWs’ motivation and satisfaction about their jobs. These are captured by questions on perceptions related to workload and level of job satisfaction.
The roles of supervisors are somewhat different from the other two types of FLWs. They do not come in direct contact with caregivers, yet they are mainly responsible for providing training and supervision to HEWs, and monitoring and supervising the training of volunteers conducted by HEWs. The questionnaires for supervisors, therefore, aim at capturing these interactions. Together, combining information from the HEW and HDA/WDA questionnaires with those administered to supervisors will generate valuable data about the organizational context for FLWs.

× This dataset is the result of the household survey that was conducted to gather data for the process evaluation part of the impact evaluation of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions in Ethiopia. The broad objective of the impact evaluation in Ethiopia is to measure the impact of A&T’s community-based interventions (CBI), delivered through the government's health extension program (HEP) platform, in the reduction of stunting and improvement of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in two regions where the integrated family health program (IFHP) operates, namely Tigray and SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region).
A&T is a six-year initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to facilitate change for improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age.
The process evaluation (PE) is intended to answer one of the major learning objectives for the overall initiative, i.e., how A&T interventions achieve their impact. In Ethiopia, the studies that have been conducted as part of the process evaluation include: 1) a case study in 2011 to explore the extent of the training rollout among frontline health workers (FHWs) and to assess FHW and household exposure to interpersonal communication (IPC) tools developed by A&T, 2) a qualitative study in 2012 that included in-depth interviews with health extension workers (HEWs), HEW supervisors, and volunteers and shorter interviews with mothers and fathers to understand modalities of service delivery under IFHP and other A&T platforms, and 3) a quantitative survey in 2013 among FHWs and households to assess different aspects of service delivery and exposure to A&T community based program interventions.
The Ethiopia process evaluation surveys of frontline health workers and households had two broad objectives. The first objective was to assess and understand the FHW work environment related to IYCF service delivery, in order to better answer how A&T interventions achieve impact. The second objective was to assess households’ exposure to the A&T program components/activities, as well as to compare IYCF knowledge and practices to the baseline survey in 2010 in order to get an idea of progress toward impact.
The Ethiopia process evaluation survey used four separate questionnaires that aimed to capture elements along the program impact pathways. These tools include 1) a household questionnaire, 2) a staff questionnaire of HEWs, 3) a staff questionnaire of supervisors of HEWs, and 4) a volunteer community health promoters (VCHP) questionnaire.
The main objectives of the Ethiopia household survey are to assess: 1) Exposure of the mothers/caregivers of children less than two years of age to key IYCF messages promoted by A&T, 2) Source of messages (FHW, mass media, community), 3) Sources of support for IYCF related issues, 4) Frequency of contacts with FHWs, 5) Knowledge and understanding of key IYCF messages promoted by A&T, and 6) Adoption of selected IYCF practices promoted by A&T and factors that facilitate the message.

× This dataset is the result of the supervisors of health extension workers survey that was conducted to gather data for the process evaluation part of the impact evaluation of the Alive & Thrive (A&T) interventions in Ethiopia. The broad objective of the impact evaluation in Ethiopia is to measure the impact of A&T’s community-based interventions (CBI), delivered through the government's health extension program (HEP) platform, in the reduction of stunting and improvement of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in two regions where the integrated family health program (IFHP) operates, namely Tigray and SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region).
A&T is a six-year initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to facilitate change for improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age.

The process evaluation (PE) is intended to answer one of the major learning objectives for the overall initiative, i.e., how A&T interventions achieve their impact. In Ethiopia, the studies that have been conducted as part of the process evaluation include: 1) a case study in 2011 to explore the extent of the training rollout among frontline health workers (FHWs) and to assess FHW and household exposure to interpersonal communication (IPC) tools developed by A&T, 2) a qualitative study in 2012 that included in-depth interviews with health extension workers (HEWs), HEW supervisors, and volunteers and shorter interviews with mothers and fathers to understand modalities of service delivery under IFHP and other A&T platforms, and 3) a quantitative survey in 2013 among FHWs and households to assess different aspects of service delivery and exposure to A&T community based program interventions.

The Ethiopia process evaluation surveys of frontline health workers and households had two broad objectives. The first objective was to assess and understand the FHW work environment related to IYCF service delivery, in order to better answer how A&T interventions achieve impact. The second objective was to assess households’ exposure to the A&T program components/activities, as well as to compare IYCF knowledge and practices to the baseline survey in 2010 in order to get an idea of progress toward impact.
Three types of FHW questionnaires (HEW, VCHP, and supervisors) applied to health staff who are closest to the community or work in the community. These questionnaires were aimed at assessing four major issues: 1) FHW’s exposure to training and IPC tools provided by the A&T program, 2) FHW’s exposure to the A&T multi-media components (radio and television messages), 3) FHW’s knowledge and understanding of IYCF and nutrition, 4) the FHW work environment related to IYCF service delivery (motivation, supportive supervision, time commitments to different tasks, and the ability to integrate sustained IYCF counseling into daily routines).
The roles of the supervisors are somewhat different from the other two types of health staff. They do not come in direct contact with caregivers, yet they are mainly responsible for providing training to the HEWs and monitoring and supervising the training of volunteers, conducted by the HEWs. The questionnaire for supervisors, therefore, aims at capturing these interactions.

× This vegetable producer survey was a part of a large-scale vegetable value chain survey which was conducted to understand how the vegetable value chain is transforming in terms of adoption of modern inputs, productivity, quality, and demand for vegetables in Ethiopia. The survey was conducted among 810 farmers. Information was collected on household characteristics, income-generating activities, assets, and details on vegetable activities.

× Wheat is the most widely grown cereal in Ethiopia next to tef and maize. The residue from wheat is mainly used as livestock feed. In addition to the grain yield, the quantity and quality of wheat straw produced is very important for smallholders and affect variety selection and adoption by farmers. Variations in food-feed traits of different bread wheat cultivars released for the highlands of Ethiopia were evaluated across different districts. This dataset provides grain yield, straw yield, and fodder traits of the straw for different wheat varieties in different districts over two growing seasons.

× This dataset is a result of a household survey of farmers who engaged with the Africa RISING Ethiopia program, for a period of about 4 years. The purpose was to assess the degree of uptake of Africa RISING promoted interventions (farm-integration, sustainable intensification); and to evaluate possible impacts of uptake on various indicators of ?sustainability?. The outcome indicators related to agricultural production, human welfare, gender roles, innovation, food security, and poverty.

× This dataset is a result of a study that was carried out in nine on-farm sites of Central and Southern Malawi to understand and compare the effects of different cropping systems (conservation agriculture (CA) and conventional) on soil physical and chemical parameters and long-term maize productivity. Six experiments were established in each target community. Each experiment had three treatments at one farm and was treated as a replicate, plot sizes were 0.1 ha per treatment. The treatments were as follows: 1. Conventional control plot consisting of the traditional ridge and furrow land preparation planted with continuous monocrop maize (CPM). The residues were managed using methods commonly practiced in each extension planning area; i.e., the residues were incorporated into the ridges. Continuous monocrop maize was planted on the ridges. 2. CA plot with continuous monocrop maize (CAM) planted into the previous years? ridges (where they still existed) or directly into the plot without previous ridge formation. Crop residues from the previous years? harvests were retained as a surface mulch. Maize seeds were planted as sole crops in no-till methods using a pointed stick (dibble stick). 3. CA plot with maize intercropped with a legume [cowpea or pigeon pea or groundnut. Both crops were planted with the dibble stick into the previous years? ridges (where they still existed) or directly into the plot without further ridging. Crop residues were retained as surface mulch as in treatment 2.

× Dual purpose crops that meet the demands of smallholders for food and feed have a higher likelihood of being adopted by farmers. Africa RISING project in the Ethiopian highlands in collaboration with Amhara Agricultural Research Institute has evaluated sweet lupine as an alternative dual-purpose crop which can serve as a source of food for humans and feed for livestock. As a legume crop, the grain contains high level of protein (above 35%), with minimum level of alkaloid content, as opposed to the local lupine variety grown in the North western part of the country. When harvested green, the forage contains up to 20% crude protein. This dataset includes the performance of two sweet lupine varieties (Vitabor and Sanabor) evaluated at different planting space (seed rate) in the Africa RISING sites.

× Several initiatives in Malawi have sought to strengthen the processes through which the design and content of policies, strategies, and programs in the agriculture sector that affect the nation’s food security are established. A two-part study was done under the New Alliance Policy Acceleration Support: Malawi Project (NAPAS: Malawi) to assess the quality of these policy processes and the institutional framework through which they are conducted and how perceptions of their quality have changed over time. The study is based on a two-round survey of national stakeholders in Malawi on issues centered on agriculture or food security that was conducted in 2015 and 2017/18.

This study contains data from the endline survey. The endline survey was conducted in late 2017 and early 2018. The 86 individuals who made up the analytical sample for the baseline survey were contacted again and asked to complete an online questionnaire that replicated three of the five modules from the baseline survey. In total 55 respondents, while the other 12 endline survey respondents were replacements for baseline survey respondents who no longer participate in agriculture and food security policy processes in Malawi. These replacements generally were the current holders of the institutional positions held by the earlier baseline survey respondents.

The endline survey consists of three modules.

Respondent details; influence of institution within policy processes
Opinion on quality of agriculture and food security policy processes in Malawi
Opinion on quality of institutional architecture for agriculture and food security policy processes in Malawi

× Several initiatives in Malawi have sought to strengthen the processes through which the design and content of policies, strategies, and programs in the agriculture sector that affect the nation’s food security are established. A two-part study was done under the New Alliance Policy Acceleration Support: Malawi Project (NAPAS: Malawi) to assess the quality of these policy processes and the institutional framework through which they are conducted and how perceptions of their quality have changed over time. The study is based on a two-round survey of national stakeholders in Malawi on issues centered on agriculture or food security that was conducted in 2015 and 2017/18.

This study contains data from the baseline survey. The baseline survey was administered between June and August 2015 to a purposively selected survey sample made of about 100 national level stakeholders in these policy processes. These individuals were asked to complete an online questionnaire that captured their opinions on a range of questions related to the quality of agriculture and food security policy processes at the national level in Malawi. At the end of the baseline survey administration period, responses had been obtained from 86 individuals.

The baseline survey consists of five modules: 1)Respondent details; influence of institution within policy processes; 2)Opinion on quality of agriculture and food security policy processes in Malawi; 3) Opinion on quality of institutional architecture for agriculture and food security policy processes in Malawi; 4) Factors that affect agenda-setting within policy processes on agriculture and food security issues and the design of the policies or programs considered; 5)Participation by respondent in agriculture and food security policy process events.

× This data is from a study conducted on informal food retail in two of Nigeria’s secondary cities, Calabar and Minna. The aim of the survey is to gather information on the livelihoods of these traders and the governance constraints they encounter outside of the region’s capital and primate cities. Interviews with 1,097 informal food vendors – 530 in Calabar and 567 in Minna – across nine markets in each city, allow for a better understanding of the role of informal food vendors in secondary cities as a key component of agricultural transformation and food security, while also examining how their treatment by government officials affects their own food security and their ability to facilitate agricultural transformation.

The survey is split into 11 survey modules:
1. Sampling (SA) – preliminary characteristics of the informal food trader
2. General Information (ID) – basic demographic, educational and household background information
3. Employment (EM) – details on current job
4. Business (BS) – information on business management and the associated fees paid to operate
5. Taxes and Fees (TX) – range of fees and taxes paid and the benefits received from those payments
6. Government Engagement (GE) – type and level of interaction between government officials and food traders
7. Food Safety and Food Security (FS) – awareness of food safety and source of personal food
8. Service Delivery and Accountability (SD) – services offered in the market and who could best deliver them
9. Public Participation and Associational Membership (PP) – involvement in different associations and participation in public and community affairs
10. Household Welfare (HW) – details on household assets and services
11. Final (FI) – enumerator observations

× Understanding the nature of farm tractors ownership and their uses by private individuals who are mostly in the informal sector, is critical in African countries like Nigeria. This survey captures relevant information from tractor owners in Benue state in Nigeria. Benue state was selected because it was one of the seven focal states selected by the USAID in which IFPRI Nigeria project was requested to conduct research in 2018. Among the 7 states, Benue state has been selected because IFPRI’s earlier work, as well as secondary survey data and interactions with the local stakeholders, suggested that there had been significant growths of private sector tractor ownership and hiring-out services, but they had remained largely in the informal sector and information had been lacking.

The survey covers 71 tractor owners in Benue states. The survey captures information regarding the nature of tractor usages, hiring business operations, evolutionary histories, and what challenges they have been able to overcome or continue to face.

× Many developing-country farmers cultivating vegetatively propagated crops (VPCs)—crops such as cassava, potato, sweetpotato, and yam—face constrained access to quality planting material. This challenge is distinct from the challenges facing cereal crops, and is associated with both the unique biological and economic nature of vegetative propagation. Although technological solutions exist, there are other limiting factors relating to policies, institutions, and markets that shape VPC seed systems, e.g., quality assurance mechanisms, certification regulations, sanitary and phytosanitary standards, and plant variety protection.

This research project aims to provide actionable evidence on policy and investment options to accelerate seed system and market development in countries where VPCs are important to food security and agricultural development. By taking a collaborative and multidisciplinary approach to the research, the project (1) analyzes current policy initiatives and success factors underpinning models that incentivize cost-effective multiplication and distribution of VPC seed to smallholders; and (2) develops a set of crop-specific case studies in Kenya, Nigeria, and Vietnam that encourage closer consideration of more appropriate policy options. This document provides a brief summary of the project and accompanies the key informant interview guides to collect data for analysis purposes.

× Understanding the nature of small-scale private irrigation systems in countries like Nigeria is important. This survey provides relevant information from farmers using irrigation to cultivate four major crops, rice, maize, pepper, and okra. The survey focuses on two villages in Abaji Area Council within the Federal Capital Territory because the area has seen the growths of private irrigation recently, but relative to the drier northern Nigeria, these irrigation systems in the more humid areas in Central Nigeria have been understudied. The survey was conducted in late May 2017.

The dataset consist of 178 farmers who irrigated at least one of their plots in 2017 season for growing either rice, maize, pepper or okra. It also includes information on various irrigation activities from the largest irrigated plot for each farm household. The information collected covers plot information, irrigation equipment / sources, inputs uses and outputs, irrigation adoption history, and household characteristics.

× Ethiopia producer teff survey is the study of the producers in the teff value chain in Ethiopia. These data allow quantifying the extent of food loss at the producer level using consistent approaches that are comparable across commodities and regions. They also enable characterizing the nature of food loss, specifically the production stages and the particular processes at which loss is incurred.

× The Financial and Health Diaries capture high-detail high-frequency data on how low-income households in developing countries manage money and make spending choices around healthcare. The data provide detailed weekly information on individuals’ financial activities, health events and interactions with healthcare providers.

× The project aims to evaluate the implications of sustainable intensification of crop and livestock production systems (SIPS) on human nutrition in northern Ethiopia. The existing infrastructure and ongoing research and development of the Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI) in the Lake Tana basin of Northern Ethiopia is used as a platform to efficiently conduct research to evaluate SIPS for crop and livestock production and their environmental, economic and nutritional consequences.

× The project aims to evaluate the implications of sustainable intensification of crop and livestock production systems (SIPS) on human nutrition in northern Ethiopia. The existing infrastructure and ongoing research and development of the Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI) in the Lake Tana basin of Northern Ethiopia is used as a platform to efficiently conduct research to evaluate SIPS for crop and livestock production and their environmental, economic and nutritional consequences.

× The project aims to evaluate the implications of sustainable intensification of crop and livestock production systems (SIPS) on human nutrition in northern Ethiopia. The existing infrastructure and ongoing research and development of the Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI) in the Lake Tana basin of Northern Ethiopia is used as a platform to efficiently conduct research to evaluate SIPS for crop and livestock production and their environmental, economic and nutritional consequences.

× The data included in this study were collected to assess the health of the soil at four Africa RISING sites: Basona, Michew, Jawe, and Sinana. The data were collected following land degradation surveillance framework (LDSF) whereby within a 10km by 10km sites, we considered 16 clusters of 1km by 1km and within each cluster we have 0.1 ha plots, within which 0.01 ha subplots were located for sampling. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) led the data collection.

× Quantitative data collected to understand the level of women farmers? participation in four agricultural research processes ? design, testing, dissemination, and M&E. Data were collected in four woredas (districts), within the Ethiopian highlands (i.e. Basona Worena, Sinana, Lemo and Endamehoni), located in the regions of Amhara, Oromia, Southern Nations Nationalities People (SNNP) and Tigray respectively. Data were collected from women farmers who participate in the Africa RISING project and those who did not participate in the project.

× Feed shortage and poor quality of available feeds are major constraints for livestock production in the highlands of Ethiopia. A trial was conducted to assess if producing irrigated oat-vetch fodder during the dry period could adequately supplement the diet of fattening sheep and generate additional income for smallholders. For this purpose, a group of interested farmers from two districts (Lemo and Angacha) in southern Ethiopia were sensitized and trained to produce oat-vetch fodder with irrigation using water from shallow wells as well as manual pumps. A total of 14 farmers participated in the trail with each farmer fattening 5 sheep for about 70 days by supplementing approximately 200 g dry matter oat-vetch fodder per day. This dataset contains the body weight development of the sheep and the nutritional composition of local feed resources and the supplemental irrigated fodder used for the experiment.

× Small land holdings are among the main constraints for smallholders to produce enough food and feed to meet household demands. During the main cropping season, when all the land is covered by stable crops, feed is critically in short supply. Africa RISING?s diagnostic surveys showed that during such times weeds growing with faba bean crop are used as important feed resource by farmers in Ethiopia. Farmers leave the weed to grow with the faba bean until a certain stage, which is against the recommended agronomic practice through the extension system. A series of experiments were conducted to explore the rationale behind farmers preference, involving three faba bean production practices: 1) the traditional management practice (where weeds are used as forage), 2) improved practice (where weeds are frequently removed from faba bean plots) and 3) intercropping faba bean with fodder oat. The dataset contains the grain yield, straw yield, forage yield and gross income from the different practices and faba bean varieties in the Lemo district of Africa RISING site.

× Feed shortages during the cropping season constrain to livestock production in small-scale crop-livestock systems in northern Ghana. The effect of stripping the lower leaves of maize at tasseling and silking to feed livestock on grain and stover yields of maize was tested over two years in northern Ghana.

× The data included in this study were collected as a part of 'situation analysis' based on landscape characteristics and condition. The data were collected in four Africa RISING sites?Basona, Michew, Jawe, and Sinana?across four regions simultaneously with the soil sampling exercise.

× Tree Lucerne (Chamaecytisus palmensis) is a multipurpose fodder tree that grows very well in cooler highlands of Ethiopia and can serve as a source of high-quality protein supplement for farm animals. Despite its potential, the level of adoption and utilization is very limited. Africa RISING project in the Ethiopia highlands has conducted action research on tree Lucerne to fill knowledge gaps and promote its adoption. To recommend optimal level of use of the foliage, a feeding experiment was conducted using yearling Menz sheep. The experiment involved graded levels of tree Lucerne hay supplementation (100 g, 200 g, 300 g, and 400 g/day) to sheep fed barely straw basal diet ad libitum. The feeding trial lasted for 90 days followed by 7 days of digestibility trial and carcass evaluation. Data were generated on feed intake, nutrient digestibility, body weight gain, and carcass quality for the different treatments.

× Groundnut is the most important food and feed crop in West Africa. Grain and fodder yields on farmers field in Ghana are low due to limited use of improved varieties and inappropriate agronomic practices such as low planting densities. An on-farm was conducted over a three-year period to evaluate the effect of plant density on grain and fodder yields of improved groundnut varieties in northern Ghana.

× This dataset includes national-level time series data on researcher capacity by qualification level, age bracket, discipline mix, and commodity, as well as a detailed breakdown of agricultural research investment across government, higher education, nonprofit, and (where possible) private for-profit agricultural research agencies. These data were derived through a series of primary survey rounds conducted by IFPRI’s Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) and in close collaboration with a large network of national collaborators. The ASTI data constitute a powerful resource for national and regional research managers, policymakers, donor organizations, and other stakeholders. ASTI’s key indicators provide both a diagnostic tool for assessing the allocation and use of existing resources and an advocacy tool for increasing resources and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of resource use. The ASTI website offers interactive pages that allow users to access country-level time series data, make cross-country comparisons, create graphs, and download country datasets and publications as well as detailed institutional information on agencies involved in agricultural research. The interactive benchmarking tool on the ASTI website is a convenient map-based instrument allowing users to make cross-country comparisons and rankings based on a wide set of financial and human resource indicators. The detailed ASTI datasets are available in an easy-to-use data download tool. Detailed information on definitions, methodology, and calculation procedures are available at www.asti.cgiar.org

× This dataset includes a baseline and endline survey from a cluster-randomized sample of households within villages covering the five uppermost Extension Planning Areas (EPAs) in the Shire River Basin in southern Malawi, spanning the districts of Balaka, Machinga, and Zomba. These EPAs were identified by the Malawian Department of Land Resources Conservation (DLRC) as the key riparian areas to the Shire River. Additionally, it includes registration and monitoring data from two years of the experimental intervention, with the intervention consisting of varying incentive structures and visual monitoring of land management practices. Finally, the data include an accounting of what, if anything, recipients purchased with the voucher they received. In sum, these data include detailed assessments of farm and household characteristics; detailed crop-level measurements of inputs and production for all plots (baseline and endline surveys) or the main plot (intervention registrations; summaries at plot-level for all other plots); assessments of access to services, coupons, and markets; an economic experiment designed to assess marginal willingness-to-accept a conservation agriculture (CA) incentive (baseline), and the perceived risks associated with CA (year 2 intervention and endline).

× As part of an IFPRI-led study, raw and partially processed secondary data have been harmonized and analyzed to examine the ex-ante effects of different legume and fertilizer practices on cropping systems indicators for maize-based smallholder farmers in the Golomoti Extension Planning Area of central Malawi. The current dataset contains the data files and code needed to replicate the results presented in the publication "Trade-Offs and Synergies Between Yield, Labor, Profit, and Risk in Malawian Maize-Based Cropping Systems."

Household survey data collected as part of the Africa Research In Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) program, along with secondary data from journal articles and the Malawian Agricultural Market Information System, as well as other biophysical and economic data have been harmonized and analyzed using Stata. Stata do files have been created for data processing and analysis as noted in the "Documentation" file included in this study.

× This dataset was created by re-compiling available open, gender/sex-disaggregated Feed the Future data for Ghana and applying standard processing methods to enhance their accessibility and interoperability. This process entailed the standardization of variable names and labels, the creation of derived socio-economic indicators such as dietary diversity scores, household dependency ratios, and household age and gender composition. This dataset allows researchers to easily use data for Ghana, as well as make cross-country comparisons with other standardized datasets. Moreover, the provision of household GPS coordinates (offset for confidentiality purposes) allows users to match data at different levels. This work combines multi-topic household and community socioeconomic and agricultural surveys with biophysical datasets from multiple sources, including remote sensing, for a thorough comparison of different phenomena. These biophysical sources include the International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) World Soil Information, NASA MODIS vegetation indices and land surface temperature data, and the HarvestChoice spatially-disaggregated subnational crop production statistics database (Spatial Production Allocation Model; SPAM).

× Anemia remains a public health problem in Rwanda, affecting 38% of young children and 17% of reproductive-aged women (Demographic and Health Survey [DHS] 2010). The importance of iron deficiency (ID) as a cause of anemia in Rwanda is not known. We conducted a cluster randomized survey, selecting 408 rural households each in the Northern and Southern Provinces of Rwanda in 2010, to estimate the prevalence of ID and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) among young children and women of reproductive age.

× The data included in this study were a part of research that was conducted to assess the impacts of different land uses and soil water conservation (SWC) interventions on runoff and sediment yield at different scales in the highlands of Ethiopia. Run-off and soil loss data were collected from the experimental runoff plots that were set up to monitor daily runoff and sediment yield under different land use and management practices in Gudoberet Kebele (North Shewa). It includes data from four treatment plots--woodlot, grazing, cropland with (SWC) and cropland without SWC--with two replications that were established on 60 square meter area from 2014 to 2017.

× Site-specific watershed analysis requires site-specific meteorological data. Due to high spatial and temporal variability nature, collecting in-situ weather data is essential for modeling biophysical processes and understanding the biophysical condition of watersheds. In addition, site-specific weather information by itself is useful for improving agricultural practices in selected Africa RISING sites. This data study contains weather-related data which was generated to support various analysis in Africa RISING sites. The data included all the weather elements i.e. precipitation, soil moisture (volumetric water content, soil temperature, cation exchange capacity (CEC)), wind (direction, speed, and gusts), air temperature, solar radiation, and relative humidity. These data were collected at two sites (kebeles) for each Africa RISING sites. They were collected at 15 minutes interval since September 2014. The data collection is still ongoing.

× This dataset originated from the CIAT led project entitled ?Enhancing and monitoring impacts of complementary and linked land and water management technologies and approaches at landscape/ watershed levels.? The data were collected at the sites after CIAT implemented runoff plots. The data collected includes biomass yield, grain yield, and soil depth and moisture to measure the effect of soil and water conservation structures on soil moisture and wheat yield.

× The zip.file contains the Farm DESIGN model (software) as well as the input data. A user manual of the software is available online (https://sites.google.com/site/farmdesignmodel/download). The zipped Farm DESIGN model contains the whole-farm representation of nine farms in Northern Ghana. A low, medium and a high resource endowed farm per site, namely in Duko (Northern Region), Nyangua (Upper East) and Zanko (Upper West). There are several models per farm: 1. The current/ actual farm configuration 2. The baseline (reset to a situation with traditional (no Africa RISING) farming practices) 3. The farm, where Africa RISING Package 1 (Maize) is implemented 4. The farm, where Africa RISING Package 2 (Cowpea) is implemented 5. The farm, where Africa RISING Package 3 (Soybean) is implemented 6. The farm, where Africa RISING Package 4 (Maize-Legume Rotation) is implemented 7. The farm, where Africa RISING Package 5 (Maize-Legume Strip Crop) is implemented 8. A farm-model that is ready for an exploration (containing additional options the model may choose)

× The data included in this study were a part of research that was conducted to assess the impacts of different land uses and soil water conservation (SWC) interventions on runoff and sediment yield at different scales in the highlands of Ethiopia. Run-off and soil loss data were collected from the experimental runoff plots that were set up to monitor daily runoff and sediment yield under different land use and management practices in Gudoberet Kebele (North Shewa). It includes data from four treatment plots?woodlot, grazing, cropland with (SWC) and cropland without SWC?with two replications that were established on 60 square meter area from 2014 to 2017.

× This dataset include survey instrument and data used in a collaborative technology adoption study conducted by the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) and IFPRI. The study aimed to track the adoption and diffusion of selected technologies generated and promoted by in Tanzania, DRC and Rwanda. The studies were undertaken under the "Monitoring the Geospatial Diffusion of Agricultural Technologies" project funded Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM). The studies involved use of cost-effective ICT-based survey technique to track adoption and diffusion of agricultural technologies and explore scalable options for monitoring farmer's use of agricultural technologies. This innovative approach sought to document extent of technology adoption and diffusion over time and space since there is little evidence in this area with other approaches. The main objective of the survey was to test innovative methodologies for tracking adoption and generate data, knowledge and information on how far the agricultural technologies have been adopted by smallholder farmers and diffused over time and space. The specific objectives of the diffusion surveys were to: (i) establish the level of adoption of the technologies promoted by ASARECA within the target countries; (ii) identify, track and map out new areas where the technologies promoted by ASARECA have been adopted and diffused over time within the target countries; (iii) identify factors that are limiting the adoption of the technologies promoted by ASARECA within the target countries; and (iv) establish why farmers have stopped using the technologies and estimate level of technology dis-adoption among the target farmers. These studies looked at two technologies promoted by ASARECA within the region: QPM in Tanzania and DRC; and Climbing beans in Rwanda. Survey tools developed by IFPRI in collaboration with ASARECA and implemented as the TechTracker Survey Application developed by Spatial Development International.

× This data study contains farm trial data conducted on wheat.

× This study contains data from the survey conducted to assess gender roles in household legume utilization for complementary feeding in Dedza and Ntcheu districts of Malawi.

× This study contains data based on investigations on technologies being used by farmers in Malawi as part of sustainable intensification. Project title: Africa Rising Malawi-Nutrition. Project abstract: The project focuses on profiling farmer innovations around legume technologies

× This data contains data produced from cross-sectional survey and lab experiment on shelf life of processed legume.

× This research was undertaken aiming to improve farm fied productivity and profitability in Mali. In this research, demonstration trials were implemented by farmer's communities in collaboration with the local non-government organization L?Association Malienne d?Eveil au D?veloppement Durable (AMEDD). Vegetable biodata were collected for Bougouni and Koutiala of Mali and Northern, Uppereast and Upperwest regions of Ghana. Project title: Research Program on Soil & Water Management. Project abstract: As part of the Feed the Future Initiative, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is supporting an innovative multi-stakeholder agricultural research program, the Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING). The program?s main objective is to identify and validate scalable options for the sustainable intensification of key African cereal-based farming systems to increase food production and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and at the same time conserve or improve the natural resource base. Project website: http://africa-rising.net

× The project aimed at testing the hypothesis that the application of sustainable intensification technologies (cereal-legume-vegetable-livestock integrated systems) by smallholder households in North Ghana changes the level of inter and intra-specific crop diversity managed on-farm at household level. The project included two main activities: (1) analyses of the baseline socioeconomic survey data gathered by IFPRI and IITA from a diversity perspective; and (2) implementation and analysis of a series of focus group discussions in 12 communities to assess the overall diversity of plant species that households manage and derive benefits from. Study title: Focus Group Discussions-Agrobiodiversity Assessment Study description: A series of FGDs in 12 communities were carried out during the earlier part of 2016. The objective of FGDs on agricultural biodiversity was to elicit the local knowledge about the agricultural and useful wild biodiversity present in the study areas in order to generate: (a) an ordered inventory (list) of all useful plants used by local communities for human food, animal feed, medicine, fuel, etc. and their local names; and (b) an inventory of species and other products bought and sold in markets that people attend. The aim was to have a subjective assessment of the overall diversity of species households manage and derive benefits from, how important each species is and how it contributes to the household?s food and income, as well as how it is used. Project website: http://africa-rising.net