Indicator:
26. Percentage of targeted smallholder farmers reporting increased production of nutritious crops.
Rationale:
In line with the different corporate guidance indicating that asset creation should be planned with and for communities (i.e., FFA and the Community-based Participatory planning - CBPP), the EBI indicator measures the proportion of the population (%) in the targeted communities perceiving an environmental benefit from the assets rehabilitated or constructed.
Such ‘benefits’ are assessed through a set of three questions corresponding to the different types of outcomes that can be expected from asset creation activities (see below). The set of expected environmental benefits – and therefore the set of relevant questions – should be identified through an initial community consultation during the baseline phase. Questions that are not locally relevant should not be asked and be reported as “n/a".
The EBI indicator takes into the consideration the following areas of possible environmental benefits:
a) Proportion of population (%) with improved agricultural potential due to greater water availability and/or soil fertility[1] (e.g. increased or diversified production not requiring expanded irrigation);
b) Proportion of population (%) with an improved natural environment due to land stabilization and restoration (e.g. more natural vegetal cover, increase in indigenous flora/fauna, less erosion or siltation of field, etc.);
c) Proportion of population (%) with improved environmental surroundings due to enhanced water and sanitation measures (i.e., greater availability/longer duration of water for domestic non-human consumption, improved hygiene practices – less open defecation).
Applicability:
To be reported only for Asset Creation activities
Questionnaire:
The electronic version of the questions associated with this indicator (listed below) can be found in Survey Designer by selecting the Proportion of the the population in targeted communities reporting environmental benefits (EBI) Indicator of the Livelihoods Indicator Area.
Indicator calculation:
Scripts in R, STATA and SPSS and sample data are available on github for calculating this indicator.
For more information:
Consult the CRF indicator description sheet or please contact hq.ramm@wfp.org