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Impact Evaluation Report for FP002 : Scaling up the Use of Modernized Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in Malawi
Overview
One of the pillars of the M-CLIMES project is PICSA.which makes use of historical climate records, participatory decision-making tools and forecasts to help farmers identify and better plan agricultural activities that are suited to local climates and farmers’ livelihoods.The report answers the following key evaluation questions: 1. Were PICSA lead farmers more likely to make adaptations to their crop and livestock activities after being exposed to PICSA training? 2. Did they increase agricultural yields (e.g. maize)? 3. Did they improve their wellbeing by reducing their work on the farms that belong to other farmers (apractice known as ganyu)? 4. Did they improve their level of food security? To answer these questions, baseline and endline household survey responses were collected before the start of the project and two years after the first implementation, respectively. To estimate causal impacts, propensity score matching was employed between the lead farmers who participated in the PICSA training in 2018 and those in districts where the PICSA training was to be rolled out in 2020 (after the endline data collection). It was followed by an analysis on a sample of 397 lead farmers surveyed in a total of eight districts in October 2020.Report Details
| Year Published | |
| Type | |
| Theme/s | |
| Joint | No |
| Partner/s | N/A |
| SDG/s | |
| Agency Focal Point | Andreas Reumann |
| Focal Point Email | areumann@gcfund.org |
| Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | Yes |
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Impact Evaluation Report for FP002 : Scaling up the Use of Modernized Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in Malawi
