Helping Nigerians Grow: Food Security and Nutrition Impacts of Safety Nets Interventions in Nigeria
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Washington, DC: World Bank
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A rigorous randomized controlled trial in Nigeria shows that integrated safety nets produce sustained improvements in nutrition and food security for poor households relative to a basic safety nets program, with effects lasting three years. Stunting rates among young children fall by 18 percent only when all three critical features are present: (i) targeting families during early childhood; (ii) substantial grant on top of a regular safety net support; and (iii) behavior change training. Scaling up these proven interventions is urgent to address Nigeria’s high burden of stunting and food insecurity and unlock future human capital.
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GOOD HEALTH, WELL-BEING, FOOD SECURITY, SAFETY NETS, NUTRITION, CHILDREN'S HEALTH