| Category of intervention |
Definition |
Types of interventions |
| Improve buying power |
Interventions that generate/increase/maintain income to ensure economic access to food and other basic needs. |
Cash‐for‐work programmes Microcredit/microenterprise development – facilitation of small business development through credit‐provision and training in specific business skills Employment generating activities, that will generate/increase income Agriculture‐related interventions – training /cash cropping/livestock ownership/other. These interventions are only included if they aim to increase income of households. Agricultural interventions only aiming to increase/ensure enough food for consumption are excluded.
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| Food prices |
Interventions that reduce price of food and thus increase economic access to food. |
Food stamps or vouchers (distribution of coupons or stamps that can be used to purchase foods in local markets, etc.) Food subsidies/discounts Policies/regulations that reduce/regulate food prices |
| Infrastructure/transport |
Interventions that ensure people/communities have physical access to food/food outlets. |
Rural infrastructure development; e.g. roads that enable access to shops/ markets Interventions that ensure affordable transportation to markets/food outlets Adequate food storage facilities |
| Social environment/support |
Interventions that ensure people have social support/support network they can resort to for money/food in times of need, or access to adequate storage facilities (e.g. shared fridge) or services (e.g. transport/childcare) – leading to increased economic or physical access to food
Social support can be instrumental, emotional, informational, or companionship. We were interested in instrumental social support, i.e. practical help that can be accessed in times of need. |
Childcare so parents can go to work Borrowing money/food from neighbours/relatives Community fund/village savings loans Shared fridge/storage facilities Shared transport |
