Singida Nutrition and Agroecology Project

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test if a participatory, agroecological peer farmer-led education intervention can be effective at improving legume production, food security, and infant and young child feeding practices in Singida District, Tanzania.

Conditions

• Malnutrition

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mentor farmer training (Malawi)

Mentor farmers, 1 man, 1 woman, from each village will participate in a field visit to and training by existing mentor farmers in Malawi. Only the intervention arm of this study will receive mentor farmer training in Malawi, delayed intervention arm will receive mentor farmer training from farmers participating in the initial intervention in Tanzania.

BEHAVIORAL

Mentor farmer training (Singida, Tanzania)

Mentor farmers will receive training in Singida, Tanzania on agroecology practices, climate change, nutrition, and gender equality. Intervention villages will receive training in 2016. Delayed intervention villages will receive training in 2019.

BEHAVIORAL

Mentor farmer visits and facilitation

Mentor farmers will conduct monthly visits to participating households and support the households in conducting experimentation with agroecological practices and/or new behavior regarding nutrition and gender equality. Quarterly meetings among farmers within each village will be held to discuss progress and challenges of household experimentations. Intervention households will receive support and facilitation for approximately 2 years. Delayed intervention households will receive support and facilitation for approximately 6 months after end line survey.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Action Aid Tanzania

  collaborator OTHER

• Ilonga Agricultural Research Institute

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Cornell University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Rachel N Bezner Kerr, MS PhD · Cornell University

• Sera L Young, MA PhD · Cornell University

• Elias Mtinda · Action Aid Tanzania

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age

100 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2016-02-29

Primary Completion

2019-02-28

Completion

2019-05-31