International Development Grant
Improving Nutrition through Homestead Food Production
Project Number: CA-3-M013707001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $15,000,000.00
Start Date: March 27, 2013
End Date: December 30, 2016
Duration: 3.8 years
Project Description
This project aims to improve the nutrition of women and young children in select target populations in three or four countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The project seeks to improve nutrition by providing training in home-based agricultural production education on nutrition and raising awareness of behaviour change such as promoting good breast-feeding practices. In addition this project aims to continuously monitor the impact of these activities on child growth and nutritional status as well as the number of women adopting good breast-feeding and nutrition practices in the home.
Expected Results
The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) increased sustainable production under women’s control of nutrient-rich plant- and animal-source foods in target villages; (2) improved intake of nutritious foods and adoption of good nutrition and water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices by beneficiaries of homestead food production; and (3) increased adoption of policies for scale up of Enhanced Homestead Food Production (EHFP) by local and national governments and national and Africa regional strategic partners.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of March 2016 include: (1) training and service delivery to over 13 000 beneficiaries (including 11 500 women) in all four countries have been completed; (2) there are positive outcomes in nutrition including an overall improvement of nutritious food intake by children under five; (3) the percentage of mothers with knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding practices has increased from approximately 48% to 80%; (4) over 4 500 beneficiary households gained access to the production of micronutrient-rich foods including orange-fleshed sweet potatoes dark green leafy vegetables legumes chickens and eggs; (5) since 2013 the dietary diversity of beneficiary women in Tanzania and Burkina Faso has increased from 48% to 80% and the percentage of children consuming iron rich foods increased from 37% to 91%; and (6) in Côte d’Ivoire household food insecurity has decreased from 84% to 60%.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
HKI - Helen Keller International
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
YFMInternaAssistPartnershp&Programing Br
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP