Impact Evaluation of Agribusiness Support and Nutrition Services Projects in Upper Egypt

Poverty, Low Income, Food Insecurity, Undernutrition Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact Evaluation of Agribusiness Support and Nutrition Services Projects in Upper Egypt

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03336021
• Other study ID #: 602114.002.001
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 1, 2017
• Est. completion date: April 2019

Study information

• Verified date: November 2017
• Source: International Food Policy Research Institute
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This project seeks to evaluate the impact of two USAID-funded projects that are implemented in rural Upper Egypt. The first project is the Feed the Future Egypt, Food-Security and Agribusiness Support (FAS) project; the second project is the Improving Maternal, Child Health, and Nutrition Services (IMCHN) project.

The specific study objectives are (1) to estimate the impact of FAS interventions on project outcome indicators—especially on household income (measured by total household expenditure), household food security, and maternal and child nutrition—among farm households; (2) to estimate the effects of IMCHN interventions on maternal and child health and nutrition knowledge among community health workers (CHWs) and among farm households; and (3) to analytically explore potential synergistic effects of FAS and IMCHN interventions on maternal and child nutrition among farm households being exposed to both projects.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: April 2019
• Est. primary completion date: April 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria (will follow those of the USAID-funded FAS program). In Oct 2017, known to be:

• Farmers with 10 feddans or less per household

• Farmers who have experience or interest in horticulture production.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Farmers with more than 10 feddans per household

• Farmers with no interest in horticulture production

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Malnutrition
• Poverty, Low Income, Food Insecurity, Undernutrition

Intervention

Other:
• FAS program
Intervention households are farmers who will receive a forward contract through the FAS program; in addition, they may receive other support such as extension, seeds, etc.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
International Food Policy Research Institute

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Nutrition and health knowledge of community health workers	Community health workers' knowledge of nutrition and health related issues	After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Primary	Household income	household income measured through household total (and food) expenditure	After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018)
Primary	Household food security	Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS)	After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018)
Secondary	Household income	household income measured through household total (and food) expenditure	After 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Secondary	Household food security	Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS)	After 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Secondary	Farm production and output: yields	Harvested yields	After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Secondary	Farm production and output: prices	Selling prices	After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Secondary	Farm production and output: home consumption	Home consumption	After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Secondary	Women's Empowerment in Agriculture	Women's level of empowerment in agriculture-related decision making	After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Secondary	Household dietary diversity	Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS)	After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Secondary	Women's dietary diversity	Minimum Dietary Diversity - Women (MDD-W) score	After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Secondary	Infant and Young Child Feeding practices	IYCF practices as measured using the WHO IYCF guidelines	After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Secondary	Child anthropometry: weight	weight of children 0-23.9 months (baseline), 24-59.9 months (baseline)	After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Secondary	Child anthropometry: height	height and weight of children 0-23.9 months (baseline), 24-59.9 months (baseline)	After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Secondary	Adult anthropometry: mother	weight of mother / female caretaker	After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)
Secondary	Adult anthropometry: father	weight of father / household head	After 5 to 6 months of exposure (april 2018) and after 17 to 18 months of exposure (april 2019)