Nutrition and Income Generation Intervention in West Nile, Uganda: Empowering Communities through Home Gardens
Kat Pittore and Marlene Roefs , 16 Feb 2021
Nutrition and Income Generation
Intervention: West Nile Uganda
Home Gardens for Resilience and Recovery Webinar Series
Overview of the project context: West Nile, Uganda
Overview of the Nutrition and Income Generation Intervention
Evaluation of the Project
Results
Conclusions and discussion questions
Agenda
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Context: West Nile Region, Uganda
3
4
Nutrition and Income Generation Intervention
1. Household Nutrition
: Refugees and host communities are supported
in vegetable and fruit production and awareness raising about the
importance of good nutrition
2. Commercial vegetable production
: Farmers with larger plots of land
are supported to produce, market and sell vegetables, fruits, and
legumes,
3. Quality seeds
: Existing local seed businesses are supported to
produce and market quality seed to both refugee and host
communities..
Theory of Change
Improved
production
home garden
Increased
production
farmers
Increased
consumption
of vegetables
Increased
uptake of QDS
1. Household Nutrition
: Home gardens
Improved production of vegetable
/fruit /legume /tuber production
among targeted households and
Omugo Settlement
Small gardens (5m x 5m) with
6-8 crops
80 key farmers linked to 10
community members (800)
supported in 2020
6
1. Household Nutrition:
Nutrition education
Increased knowledge of
nutrition and nutritious
crops among refugees
and host communities
Trainings on how to
prepare nutritious foods
7
1. Household Nutrition:
Training of NGO workers
on nutrition education
Increased capacity to
promote consumption of
nutritious foods by NGOs and
extension officers
Trainings for staff of other
organizations to promote
nutrition
8
2. Commercial Vegetable Production
: Agronomic
skills
Increased knowledge of key
farmers to promote best fit
agricultural practices in their
communities
Farmers with 25m x 25 m plots;
grow one crop (chosen by
farmer), commerically
1075 farmers trained in 2020
9
2. Commercial Vegetable Production
Training of
Trainers in Vegetable Production
Increased knowledge of
extension staff to promote
best fit agricultural practice
ToT for a group of 27
agricultural extension workers,
trainers at the agricultural
extension collage
4 week training run by
Wageningen Plant Research
10
2.
Commercial Vegetable Production
:
Agronomic Production
Increased knowledge of
farmers to farm commercially
Farmers are supported to learn
about how to run farms as a
business
125 key farmers supported in
2020
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3.
Quality Seed
: LSB support
Increased capacity of
local seed businesses
(LSB) in quality seed
production
Technical support to LSBs
Testing of seeds
Increased awareness of
QS (Certified and QDS)
among seed users
12
Evaluation Questions
13
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Evaluation focused on the effects of the
intervention on the
refugee
households
What is the effect of NIGI on the HH
dietary diversity score, the food
consumption score and the cooping
strategy index?
What is the effect of NIGI on the
consumption of specific food groups?
What is the effect of NIGI on the HH
home production of vegetables?
Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA)
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•
Used
The resilience index measurement and
analysis (RIMA) questionnaire of the Food and
Agricultural organization of the United Nations
•
The RIMA tool was developed by to
quantitatively assess resilience.
•
Indicators include: household food security,
using the household dietary diversity score
(HDDS), the food consumption score (FCS) and
the cooping strategy index (CSI)
•
Data collected in June/ July just after COVID
lockdowns were lifted
Inclusion Criteria
15
What is the effect of NIGI on the consumption of specific food groups?
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What is the effect of NIGI on the HH home
production of vegetables?
Production in the previous 12
months:
•
More varieties produced
•
More volume produced
•
More money earned from fruit
and vegetable production
*Significant after α is adjusted for multiple testing using BH method
What is the effect of NIGI on the HH dietary
diversity score, the food consumption score and
the cooping strategy index?
18
Statistically significant increase in HH dietary diversity in
participating households compared to non-participating households
No change in food consumption score
No impact on coping strategy index
Summery of Findings:
19
We saw no effects of participation in NIGI on coping strategies
this is logical as we did not focus on food security per se
We did see high higher production of vegetables and fruits in
participating households
This corresponded with increased
household dietary diversity.
Overall Conclusions
20
Based on what you have heard, what do you think the key strengths
and weaknesses of this intervention are?
Do you think that this approach is replicable?
What recommendations do you have for us in taking this further?
Guiding Questions
21
Thank you for joining this session. Myself Julia Glaser and Katherine Pittore will present here some results of Wageningen University and Research’s efforts to improve Food Security in Uganda.
This webinar series discusses a project in West Nile, Uganda, focused on enhancing nutrition and income generation through interventions like vegetable production, seed quality support, and nutrition education. By promoting household gardens and commercial vegetable farming, the project aims to boost food security and economic resilience in refugee and host communities. The initiative also includes training programs to enhance knowledge and capacity among NGO workers and extension officers.
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Nutrition and Income Generation Intervention: West Nile Uganda Home Gardens for Resilience and Recovery Webinar Series Kat Pittore and Marlene Roefs , 16 Feb 2021
Agenda Overview of the project context: West Nile, Uganda Overview of the Nutrition and Income Generation Intervention Evaluation of the Project Results Conclusions and discussion questions 2
Nutrition and Income Generation Intervention 1. Household Nutrition: Refugees and host communities are supported in vegetable and fruit production and awareness raising about the importance of good nutrition 2. Commercial vegetable production: Farmers with larger plots of land are supported to produce, market and sell vegetables, fruits, and legumes, 3. Quality seeds: Existing local seed businesses are supported to produce and market quality seed to both refugee and host communities.. 4
Theory of Change Increased consumption of vegetables Increased production farmers Improved production home garden Increased uptake of QDS
1. Household Nutrition: Home gardens Improved production of vegetable /fruit /legume /tuber production among targeted households and Omugo Settlement Small gardens (5m x 5m) with 6-8 crops 80 key farmers linked to 10 community members (800) supported in 2020 6
1. Household Nutrition: Nutrition education Increased knowledge of nutrition and nutritious crops among refugees and host communities Trainings on how to prepare nutritious foods 7
1. Household Nutrition: Training of NGO workers on nutrition education Increased capacity to promote consumption of nutritious foods by NGOs and extension officers Trainings for staff of other organizations to promote nutrition 8
2. Commercial Vegetable Production: Agronomic skills Increased knowledge of key farmers to promote best fit agricultural practices in their communities Farmers with 25m x 25 m plots; grow one crop (chosen by farmer), commerically 1075 farmers trained in 2020 9
2. Commercial Vegetable Production Training of Trainers in Vegetable Production Increased knowledge of extension staff to promote best fit agricultural practice ToT for a group of 27 agricultural extension workers, trainers at the agricultural extension collage 4 week training run by Wageningen Plant Research 10
2. Commercial Vegetable Production: Agronomic Production Increased knowledge of farmers to farm commercially Farmers are supported to learn about how to run farms as a business 125 key farmers supported in 2020 11
3. Quality Seed: LSB support Increased capacity of local seed businesses (LSB) in quality seed production Technical support to LSBs Testing of seeds Increased awareness of QS (Certified and QDS) among seed users 12
Evaluation Questions Evaluation focused on the effects of the intervention on the refugee households What is the effect of NIGI on the HH dietary diversity score, the food consumption score and the cooping strategy index? What is the effect of NIGI on the consumption of specific food groups? What is the effect of NIGI on the HH home production of vegetables? 13
Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) Used The resilience index measurement and analysis (RIMA) questionnaire of the Food and Agricultural organization of the United Nations The RIMA tool was developed by to quantitatively assess resilience. Indicators include: household food security, using the household dietary diversity score (HDDS), the food consumption score (FCS) and the cooping strategy index (CSI) Data collected in June/ July just after COVID lockdowns were lifted 14
What is the effect of NIGI on the consumption of specific food groups? 16
What is the effect of NIGI on the HH home production of vegetables? Control Intervention Production in the previous 12 months: More varieties produced More volume produced More money earned from fruit and vegetable production N Median (Q3-Q1) N Median (Q3-Q1) Mann- Whitney U test p-value Number of different fruit and vegetable types 17 5 2.0 (2.0) 17 4 3.0 (3.0) <0.001* Volume fruit and vegetables produced (KG) 17 5 10.0 (35.0) 17 4 40.0 (71.50) <0.001* Money earned from fruit and vegetable production (UGX) 17 5 0 (0.0) 17 4 0.0 (44625.0) <0.001* *Significant after is adjusted for multiple testing using BH method
What is the effect of NIGI on the HH dietary diversity score, the food consumption score and the cooping strategy index? Statistically significant increase in HH dietary diversity in participating households compared to non-participating households No change in food consumption score No impact on coping strategy index 18
Overall Conclusions We saw no effects of participation in NIGI on coping strategies this is logical as we did not focus on food security per se We did see high higher production of vegetables and fruits in participating households This corresponded with increased household dietary diversity. 20
Guiding Questions Based on what you have heard, what do you think the key strengths and weaknesses of this intervention are? Do you think that this approach is replicable? What recommendations do you have for us in taking this further? 21
