FRESH Evaluation: Village-Level Survey in Northern Tanzania

A quantitative village survey collected contextual data from 33 villages across five districts in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions of Tanzania. The survey, conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), gathered information on local infrastructure, community groups, active programs, transportation, electricity, shocks, and seed systems. These data provide essential background for interpreting household- and individual-level outcomes in the FRESH end-to-end approach evaluation trial.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relationship between local infrastructure and agricultural production based on infrastructure and transportation data.
• Modeling community resilience to shocks based on records of unexpected events experienced in the past five years.
• Mapping the availability of development programs across villages based on data on active agricultural, health, nutrition, and development programs.
• Studying seed system accessibility and its potential influence on vegetable production.

Strengths

• Data covers 33 villages across five districts, providing a multi-community perspective.
• Survey was conducted with knowledgeable key informants such as village leaders and executive secretaries.
• The dataset is part of a longitudinal cluster-randomized controlled trial, suggesting a structured research design.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-06-18 15:36:13.609236; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Collection Method

Quantitative village survey conducted with knowledgeable key informants in each study village.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-18 15:36:13.609236

Geography

33 villages across five districts in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions, Tanzania