FP072

Strengthening climate resilience of agricultural livelihoods in Agro-Ecological Regions I and II (SCRALA)

Strengthening climate resilience of agricultural livelihoods in Agro-Ecological Regions I and II (SCRALA)

  • Status Ongoing
  • Eval. start 2018
  • Eval. completion 2026

This evaluation aims to assess the impact of FP072, the "Strengthening climate resilience of agricultural livelihoods in Agro-Ecological Regions I and II in Zambia (SCRALA)." The project aims to increase climate resilience of smallholder farmers in Zambia through interventions including increased access to climate information services, support for climate-resilient agricultural inputs and practices, sustainable water management, and alternative livelihoods. The impact evaluation focuses on the impact of alternative livelihood activities, including the distribution of beehives and goats to vulnerable communities.

  • Topic
    Agriculture & adaptive livelihoods
  • Project component
    More resilient agricultural production and lifestyle diversification
  • Impact evaluation design
    Difference-in-Difference (DiD)
  • Target beneficiaries
    Females make up 50.2 per cent of the 150,000 beneficiary farming household recipients. The baseline sample size reached 1,251 households in the treatment group and 1,232 in the control group, with a total of 2,483 households.

Timeline

Onboarded to LORTA

Jul 2018

Baseline data collected

Dec 2020

Baseline report published

Nov 2022

Endline report to be published

Oct 2025

One region

  • Africa

One country

  • Zambia

Reports

Impact evaluation baseline report for FP072: Strengthening climate resilience of agricultural livelihoods in agro-ecological regions I and II in Zambia

01 Nov 2022

This report presents the baseline data for “Strengthening climate resilience of agricultural livelihoods in agro-ecological regions I and II in Zambia” (SCRALA), a project funded by the Green Climate Fund and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme in Zambia. The report includes descriptive statistics collected for the baseline phase of the SCRALA impact evaluation.