SUMMARY
Rural development, household food security, and nutrition in western Honduras
The authors studied the impact of a rural development project on household food security and nutrition. A quasi-experimental study design was used to compare the expenence of members of thirteen Honduran smallholder farmers groups which had already receivcd a year of credit and technical assitance, with another thirteen groups which had just joined the project, and thirteen control communities. All these communities were followed-up for one year (March/April 1997 - March/April 1998). Farmers participating in the proyect showed a greater increase in maize stores than farmers in the control communities (p=0.01), but did not increase their dietary energy consumption. There was, however. a small improvement in their dietary diversity (p=0.0l). The impact of the project on the nutritional status of under 5's was complex. The study underlined the importance of monitoring the impact of programs which may affect food and nutrition.

Key words: Rural development, household food security, anthropometry, program evaluation, Honduras.



Recibido: 15/01/1999
Aceptado: 25/06/1999

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