The Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation (FTF-P4I) initiative is a USAID-funded program that helps commercialize agricultural innovations in smallholder markets by supporting public-private partnerships to meet food security objectives. FTF-P4I requires private sector subawardees to report on proprietary business and sales data rather than collect farmer-level data, and when necessary program staff then use this data in combination with assumptions around product usage to calculate specific indicators such as the number of farmers impacted by program activities or the number of hectares under improved technologies or management practices. FTF-P4I then confirms farmer-level impact with additional field surveys, especially for subawardees with significant potential impact on women or with sales to farmers through third party distributors. These measures guarantee greater data quality of both sales data and assumptions used to calculate indicators, such as the number of farmers applying improved technologies, as well as promote better precision on farmer-level impact and impact on women. The submitted dataset includes the results of seven subawardees located in Kenya (Surehatch, AATF) and Mozambique (BOM, iDE, NCBA CLUSA, EMCL).

This report captures the current state of IoT technology in smallholder agriculture in Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) countries, challenges and opportunities, and our recommendations. Challenges and opportunities are arranged into four main categories of (a) sensor technology (access to components, sensor calibration, device design, access to advice and expertise), (b) implementation of the IoT system (IoT business model including a clear path toward attractive monetization, remoteness of location, connectivity, data transmission cost, and equity of access) (c) analysis and decision support (raw sensor measurements, smartphone penetration, and data transparency), and (d) other. The recommendations are directed toward donors, including USAID and similar organizations.

In Tanzania, the project, led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), will be supporting cereal-based farming systems. Multiple participatory and adaptive agricultural interventions are currently taking place in Babati, Kongwa, and Kiteto, three districts in Tanzania, led by researchers from the IITA. Experts from IITA have supported or introduced intercropping, drought-tolerant crop varieties, water harvesting practices, and organic fertilizer application. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) leads the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities of the AR program. As part of the M&E activities in Tanzania, IFPRI contracted Economic Development Initiatives (EDI) to conduct baseline household and community surveys in Babati, Kongwa, and Kiteto districts. The main objective of this survey is to collect high-quality baseline household data to support the M&E activities of the AR program in Tanzania. More specifically, the survey aims to collect detailed information on the composition of the household, employment, health, agriculture, income and expenditures, credit, assets, subjective welfare and food security, shocks, and the anthropometric status of children and women.

The link to this dataset file can be found in the metadata below. The Kenya Agricultural Value Chain Enterprises (KAVES) activity works with smallholder farmers, businesses, and national and county government partners to address constraints up and down the value chain (such as agro-processors, input suppliers, transporters, exporters, retailers, financiers) and develop fully-functioning, competitive value chains. KAVES aims to increase the productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers, and other actors along the value chain, who are working in the dairy, maize (and other staples), and horticulture sectors. This data is derived from a 2015 survey collecting year-end results on activities related to crop production and sales, livestock production and sales, nutrition, water and sanitation, and access to financial services. Respondents are beneficiaries of the Kenya-KAVES project.

The Kenya Agricultural Value Chain Enterprises (KAVES) activity works with smallholder farmers, businesses, and national and county government partners to address constraints up and down the value chain (such as agro-processors, input suppliers, transporters, exporters, retailers, financiers) and develop fully-functioning, competitive value chains. KAVES aims to increase the productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers, and other actors along the value chain, who are working in the dairy, maize (and other staples), and horticulture sectors. This data is derived from a 2015 survey collecting year-end results on activities related to crop production and sales, livestock production and sales, nutrition, water and sanitation, and access to financial services. Respondents are beneficiaries of the Kenya-KAVES project.

The Kenya Agricultural Value Chain Enterprises (KAVES) activity works with smallholder farmers, businesses, and national and county government partners to address constraints up and down the value chain (such as agro-processors, input suppliers, transporters, exporters, retailers, financiers) and develop fully-functioning, competitive value chains. KAVES aims to increase the productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers, and other actors along the value chain, who are working in the dairy, maize (and other staples), and horticulture sectors. This data is derived from a 2015 survey collecting year-end results on activities related to crop production and sales, livestock production and sales, nutrition, water and sanitation, and access to financial services. Respondents are beneficiaries of the Kenya-KAVES project.

In Malawi, the project, led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) will be supporting cereal-based Farming Systems. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) leads the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities of the AR program. As part of the M&E activities in Malawi, IFPRI contracted Invest in Knowledge Initiative (IKI) to conduct baseline household and community surveys in Ntcheu and Dedza districts. Ntcheu and Dedza are the two districts in which participatory action research and adaptive experimentation is currently being conducted, led by researchers from Michigan State University (MSU). Interventions in these two districts involve "mother and baby" adaptive trials. Four intervention extension planning areas (EPAs) have been identified within the two districts to implement the research activities, with each EPA having 2 "mother" trials and about 110 "baby" farmers. The main objective of this survey is to collect high-quality baseline household data to support the M&E activities of the AR program in Malawi. More specifically, the survey aims to collect detailed information on the composition of the household, employment, health, agriculture, income and expenditures, credit, assets, subjective welfare and food security, shocks, and the anthropometric status of children and women.

Dataset file can be found in the metadata below under "Attachments". Feed the Future’s Africa Lead II project partnered with The Mediae Company, a Kenya-based media education company, to develop a pilot season of Africa’s first agriculture-focused reality TV program: Don’t Lose the Plot (DLTP). Targeting youth in Kenya and Tanzania, the show aired in Kenya and Tanzania between May and July 2017. The program’s objectives were to encourage youth to consider farming as a lucrative career choice, provide information on how to start agribusinesses, and share useful agronomic information. Africa Lead commissioned Kantar Public East Africa to evaluate the impact of DLTP on knowledge, attitudes, and behavior, or intention to change behavior, related to farming and agribusiness practices. This data asset includes quantitative data collected through a cross-sectional household survey in Kenya and Tanzania. Data collection took place between August and December 2017 and targeted both viewers and non-viewers of DLTP aged 18 to 35 years. A total sample of 3,737 target individuals were interviewed in Kenya, including 406 verified viewers. In Tanzania, 3,383 target individuals were interviewed, including 527 verified viewers.

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The Kenya Agricultural Value Chain Enterprises (KAVES) activity works with smallholder farmers, businesses, and national and county government partners to address constraints up and down the value chain (such as agro-processors, input suppliers, transporters, exporters, retailers, financiers) and develop fully-functioning, competitive value chains. KAVES aims to increase the productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers, and other actors along the value chain, who are working in the dairy, maize (and other staples), and horticulture sectors. This data is derived from a 2015 survey collecting year-end results on activities related to crop production and sales, livestock production and sales, nutrition, water and sanitation, and access to financial services. Respondents are beneficiaries of the Kenya-KAVES project.