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Making progress towards food security: evidence from an intervention in three rural districts of Rwanda

author(s) Nsabuwera, V. - Hedt-Gauthier, B. - Khogali, M. - Edginton, M.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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  • Northern Europe
  • Europe
  • World
  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
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Vincent Nsabuwera, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Mohammed Khogali, Mary Edginton, Sven G Hinderaker, Marie Paul Nisingizwe, Jean de Dieu, Tihabyona, Benoit Sikubwabo, Samuel Sembagare, Antoinette Habinshuti Peter Drobac (2015) Making progress towards food security: evidence from an intervention in three rural districts of Rwanda. Public Health Nutrition: 19(7), 1296–1304 doi:10.1017/S1368980015002207

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Abstract

Objective Determining interventions to address food insecurity and poverty, as well as setting targets to be achieved in a specific time period have been a persistent challenge for development practitioners and decision makers. The present study aimed to assess the changes in food access and consumption at the household level after one-year implementation of an integrated food security intervention in three rural districts of Rwanda. Design A before-and-after intervention study comparing Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) scores and household Food Consumption Scores (FCS) at baseline and after one year of programme implementation. Setting 3 rural districts of Rwanda (Kayonza, Kirehe and Burera) where the Partners In Health Food Security and Livelihoods Program (FSLP) has been implemented since July 2013. Subjects All 600 households enrolled in the FSLP were included in the study. Results There were significant improvements (PConclusions Our study demonstrated that an integrated programme, implemented in a setting of extreme poverty, was associated with considerable improvements towards household food security. This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

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