The research on this site explores the question:

"What effect did a particular intervention have on a specific outcome?"

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We looked at four intervention types.

These are physical infrastructure facilities that are used in agricultural production or any other facilities that are in place to enhance agricultural productivity, e.g., irrigation systems, water wells, greenhouses, and on‐farm power supply (energy) structures.

These are physical infrastructure such as storage facilities (e.g., warehouses and sheds, cold rooms, pack houses), processing facilities (e.g., grain mills), and market facilities (e.g. spaces, stalls, provided with sanitary facilities [toilets] and childcare centers) as well as facilities that are used to ensure the supply of healthy foods in safe environments (e.g. off‐farm power supply (energy), other facilities (slaughterhouses, landing sites, livestock vaccination parks).

These are physical infrastructure facilities that are used for transporting inputs (e.g., fertilizer, seeds, feed, and tools and equipment) and products to ensure that low-income consumers, including farmers, have access to markets and increased access to nutritious and diversified foods, e.g., roads, railways, bridges.

These are physical infrastructure facilities used to support the dissemination of information on good agricultural practices, nutritional knowledge, child feeding practices, weather information, markets, and credit, etc. Examples include information centers, radio stations, and telecommunication masts to facilitate and enhance communication.

What the Evidence Says in Summary

We have produced cell-wise summaries, highlighting the effect of specific interventions on specific outcomes. The summaries reveal a nuanced understanding of the effectiveness, challenges, and opportunities associated with various interventions. They also assessed study confidence levels—categorized as high, medium, or low—to guide decision makers on evidence robustness.

To understand this data in more detail, visit the Evidence and Gap Map.
The effect of irrigation on economic opportunities
Intervention: Irrigation and water wells, ponds, and pond dykes
Countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Outcome: Economic opportunities and outcomes
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The effect of market facilities on individual dietary diversity
Intervention: Market facilities
Outcome: Individual dietary diversity
Countries: Kenya, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Ghana, Uganda, Benin, India
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The effect of roads on food availability at the farm level
Intervention: Roads
Outcome: Food availability (farm level)
Countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Lesotho, India, and sub-Saharan Africa (as listed in the systematic review)
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The effect of roads on women's income and employment
Intervention: Roads
Outcome: Income and Employment
Countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Nepal, Kenya, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Ethiopia

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The effect of storage facilities on economic opportunities and outcomes
Intervention: Storage Facilities
Outcome: Economic Opportunities and Outcomes
Countries: Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Southern Africa), and Kenya (East Africa)
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The impact of market facilities on food affordability
Intervention: Market facilities
Outcome: Food affordability
Countries: Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Mali
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