RECO Industries Ltd is implementing the five year USAID funded Production for Improved Nutrition project in 21 selected districts in Uganda. The goal of the project is to reduce the burden of undernutrition in focus areas and targeted groups and is being implemented under three key result areas. This report presents the results of the baseline survey for the “Production for Improved Nutrition Project†implemented by RECO Industries Ltd. The baseline survey was undertaken by Socio-Economic Data Centre (SEDC) Ltd. Data for the baseline was collected during the month of August
2013.
PROJECT TITLE
Production for Improved Nutrition Project Baseline Survey
To establish the current coverage and baseline values of project performance indicators that will enable the measurement of project performance and impact over time.
1. To establish the proportion of farmers that are applying new technologies.
2. To establish levels of household food security.
3. To establish gross margin per unit of land of selected products.
4. To establish levels of household incomes.
5. To establish the proportion of households of small-scale farmers with a ready market for their agricultural produce.
6. To establish the existing trade linkages between Area Cooperative Enterprises and other private sector entities.
7. To document the existence and adequacy of interventions for improved livelihoods.
The baseline adopted a cross-sectional design and utilized both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The sample of farmer households included both intervention and control groups. The intervention or project study group consisted of communities where the project interventions were to be implemented. The control group, on the other hand, consisted of communities that would not benefit from the project. Data from the control group would be used in future to compare project results in terms of the differences between the project-supported and non-supported communities or households.
