Feed the Future (FtF) is the U.S. government’s signature initiative to address global hunger. It seeks to address the root causes of global hunger by sustainably increasing agricultural productivity to meet the demand for food, supporting and facilitating access to markets, and increasing incomes for the rural poor so they can meet their food and other needs. Recognizing that income growth does not necessarily lead to improvements in the nutritional status of children, it also pays attention to interventions that can reduce stunting and wasting. Across its portfolio of interventions, special attention is paid to gender.
In Ethiopia, as in other FtF countries, USAID concentrates its efforts in a defined area of coverage. This area, termed the Zone of influence (ZOI) comprises 149 woredas where the FtF projects will be implemented over the five years period of 2013-2017. By conducting a baseline, midline and currently an endline survey between June 2013 and September 2018 in 83 woredas, prior to the program’s implementation, ESSP researchers are now able to measure and establish the program’s impact and, consequently, evaluate its investment. FTF Baseline Report
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