@article{258e477e77a6413cb3dc44339ef791f1,
title = "Fostering CHANGE: Lessons from implementing a multi-country, multi-sector nutrition-sensitive agriculture project",
abstract = "Using agriculture to improve nutrition is an approach growing in popularity, with programs becoming increasingly complex and multisectoral. While there is an active line of research assessing the impacts of such programs, little has been written about the process of successfully implementing them. As such, this paper uses a multisectoral nutrition-sensitive agriculture program implemented in four African countries as a case study to address key challenges in and lessons learned from implementation. We highlight the overall flexibility of nutrition-sensitive agriculture but also the need to adapt certain aspects to the particular context, as well as the opportunities for cross-context learning (and the limits to this). Integrating rigorous evaluation into such complex programs and forging diverse cross-sectoral partnerships offer both rewards and challenges, upon which we reflect. Main lessons learned from the program include the importance of carefully sequencing interventions, retaining flexibility in implementation, allowing for considerable time for cross-sector integration and coordination, and considering community impacts when designing research.",
keywords = "Agriculture, Impact evaluation, Multisector projects, Nutrition, Nutrition-sensitive agriculture",
author = "Stella Nordhagen and Jennifer Nielsen and {van Mourik}, Tom and Erin Smith and Rolf Klemm",
note = "Funding Information: Funding for the CHANGE project was provided by Global Affairs Canada [award #7059619]. The funder had no involvement in the design of the research, the collection, analysis and interpretation of data, the writing of this paper, or the decision to submit it for publication. We wish to acknowledge the International Food Policy Research Institute, which collaborated with HKI on the CHANGE program, the strong HKI team responsible for implementing the program (at country, regional, and headquarters levels), numerous excellent program partners, and those who participated in the program. We also thank Global Affairs Canada for funding the CHANGE program and three anonymous reviewers for helpful comments that have improved this paper. Funding Information: Funding for the CHANGE project was provided by Global Affairs Canada [award #7059619]. The funder had no involvement in the design of the research, the collection, analysis and interpretation of data, the writing of this paper, or the decision to submit it for publication. Funding Information: We wish to acknowledge the International Food Policy Research Institute, which collaborated with HKI on the CHANGE program, the strong HKI team responsible for implementing the program (at country, regional, and headquarters levels), numerous excellent program partners, and those who participated in the program. We also thank Global Affairs Canada for funding the CHANGE program and three anonymous reviewers for helpful comments that have improved this paper. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2019",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2019.101695",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "77",
journal = "Evaluation and Program Planning",
issn = "0149-7189",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
}