- Published by
- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- Project implementer
- DAI
- Donor
- SDC
- Programme
- InovAgro
- Results level
- Poverty reduction
- Method
- Mixed method
- Data source
- Mixed
- Intervention type
- Improved value chain coordination
The Innovation for Agribusiness (InovAgro) programme aimed to increase income and economic security for poor men and women smallholder farmers in Northern Mozambique.
This report evaluates InovAgro impact on smallholder farmers in Northern Mozambique. It covers three value chains: maize, soybeans, and pigeon peas .
Intervention description
Specific interventions included promoting the use of improved and certified seeds, establishing demonstration plots, organising farmer field days, and facilitating access to finance through savings groups.
The programme worked with private sector partners such as seed companies (e.g. Pannar Seed, Phoenix Seeds) and local agro-dealers to create a sustainable market system for agricultural inputs and outputs. Many partners adopted the promoted models, with significant increases in the use of improved seeds and participation in field days. For example, the share of households using agrochemicals increased from 0 per cent in 2014/15 to 13.8 per cent in 2018/19 among treatment households, compared to an increase from 0 per cent to 3.9 per cent in the control group. Additionally, 27 per cent of treatment households adopted improved seed varieties by 2018/19, compared to 13.6 per cent in the control group.
Evidence methodology
The evaluation employed a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches, including difference-in-difference (DID), propensity score matching (PSM), and geo-spatial analysis.
Data was collected through three rounds of household panel surveys (2015, 2017, 2019), geo-referenced census data of value chain interventions, key informant interviews (KII), and focus group discussions (FGD) with local stakeholders, market actors, and local authorities. This methodology aimed to assess both macro (market) and micro (household) level impacts of the InovAgro programme.