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dc.titleAgrifood Support Program (APAGRO)
dc.contributor.authorSalazar, Lina
dc.contributor.authorFahsbender, Jossie
dc.contributor.authorKim, Namho
dc.contributor.orgunitAgriculture and Rural Development Division
dc.coverageNicaragua
dc.date.available2018-11-06T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2018-11-05T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the impact of a livestock transfer program, that targeted small-holder female farmers with high levels of food insecurity in Nicaragua. For this purpose, the three dimensions of food security are assessed (i.e. access, availability and food use). The analysis uses a double difference estimation combined with a propensity score matching to capture the effects of program participation on a sample of 1200 farmers, representative of treatment and control groups. Also, taking advantage of a randomized phased-in, the findings are tested for a smaller sample of beneficiary farmers. The results confirm that program participation improve households’ food security through higher income from livestock sales and home consumption from own production (i.e. access and availability). Also, some evidence is found that food use is also improved by greater protein intake. Moreover, a positive impact on women’s empowerment and gender parity within the household are found, mainly driven by higher level of associativity.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001379
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Agrifood-Support-Program-(APAGRO).pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Nicaragua-Programa-Apoyos-Productivos-Agroalimentarios-(APAGRO).pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectProject Evaluation
dc.subjectImpact Evaluation
dc.subject.jelcodeD13 - Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation
dc.subject.jelcodeO12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeO13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products
dc.subject.jelcodeQ12 - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
dc.subject.jelcodeQ18 - Agricultural Policy • Food Policy
dc.subject.keywordsIgualdad de género;empoderamiento de la mujer;evaluación de impacto;seguridad alimentaria;Nicaragua
idb.identifier.pubnumberCatalogs & Brochures
idb.operationRG-K1443
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