Household Survey for Evaluation of a Project Strengthening Small Farmers' Agribusiness Capabilities in Western Honduras, 2014: Special Licence Access

<p>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</p>The <I>Household Survey for Evaluation of a Project Strengthening Small Farmers' Agribusiness Capabilities in Western Honduras, 2014</I> data were collected by Oxfam GB as part of the organisation's Global Performance Framework. Under this framework, a small number of completed or mature projects are selected at random each year for an evaluation of their impact, known as an Effectiveness Review. The data were used to evaluate the impact of the "Strengthening small-scale farmers' agribusiness capabilities in Western Honduras" project, which took place between 2010 and 2014. The project aimed to strengthen the socio-productive process of sustainable development by promoting competitive economic initiatives in six municipalities in the Coban department. The intervention involved supporting home gardens, integrated farms, and access to markets with high-value crops. In addition, the project supported the organisation and strengthening of rural banks to increase access to credit. Data collection for the evaluation took place in March 2014. A household survey was carried out with 155 households currently involved in the project (Group A) and with 288 comparison households never involved in any Oxfam project (Group C). In addition to this, a sample of 148 households was interviewed from those households that participated in previous similar Oxfam projects between 2007 and 2010 but was not currently involved in any Oxfam project (Group B). The evaluation employed a quasi-experimental approach to analyse the difference in outcomes, using demographic variables and recall data from 2007 to control for differences between groups.<br> <br> <I>Anonymisation</I>:<br> Community names have been removed and replaced with codes in random order. The following variables have been recoded so as to prevent unique cases that may allow identification of the respondents: household size (capped at 12 members), age (binned in 5-year intervals), size of house (capped at 4+ rooms) main work of household head (combined categories), and material of house roof (combined categories).<br> <br><B>Main Topics</B>:<br>Small-scale farming; access to credit; agricultural training