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users. This report evaluates the impact of the project on income poverty,1 access to productive assets, and provision of demand-driven advisory ser- vices. It does not evaluate how the project affected the capacity to resolve conflicts among users of fadama resources and the capacity of beneficiaries to manage CDD projects.2 In this report, we also examine whether the proj- ect succeeded in targeting the poor and the vulnerable through its poverty- reduction efforts and productive-asset acquisitions.


Chapter 2 supplies background on Fadama II and describes how it applied the CDD approach in its design and implementation. Chapter 3 briefly reviews the initial accomplishments of the project identified by the MTR and dis- cusses what our study contributes beyond this review. Chapter 4 discusses the methods of data collection and analysis used in the study. Chapter 5 reports the initial impacts of Fadama II on productive-asset acquisition and house- hold income; Chapter 6 assesses the project’s effects on demand for and use of advisory services. The final chapter draws conclusions and discusses the policy implications of the study findings, with an emphasis on strategies that can be used to ensure sustainability of similar projects and improve targeting to the poor and vulnerable.


1 Income poverty is the most common measure of poverty. It uses income as the indicator of poverty. For example, individuals with incomes of less than US$1 a day are regarded as poor by


many studies and reports (see World Bank 2007c). 2 Fadama is a Hausa word for low-lying flood plains, usually with easily accessible shallow groundwater. Fadama are typically waterlogged during the rainy season but retain moisture dur- ing the dry season. These areas are considered to have high potential for economic development through appropriate investments in infrastructure, household assets, and technical assistance.


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