USAID ALME Nepal Feed the Future Population Survey

2019

Social Impact Inc. USAID

The Feed the Future (FTF) program is a US Government’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative. The program led by USAID was designed to address food insecurity by supporting agriculture sector growth and improving nutritional status in 19 developing countries including Nepal. In Nepal it was implemented in 20 food insecure districts with aims to reduce poverty, and under nutrition through accelerating growth of the agriculture sector addressing root causes of under nutrition, and reducing gender inequality. This study was designed to establish an endline indicator for the first phase of FTF and a baseline for the second phase of project in Nepal. The study assessed agriculture productivity; per capita income; prevalence of poverty; women’s empowerment; dietary diversity; nutrition status; appropriate feeding practices, and hygienic environments among the study community.