The Costs of a Multisectoral Nutrition Program Implemented Through a Poultry Value Chain Platform in Burkina Faso

• DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13791
• Publication Date: 2025-01-04T05:40:03Z
• Authors: Amy Margolies; Abdoulaye Pedehombga; Aisha Twalibu; Odiche Nwabuikwu; Jolene Wun; Chris Kemp; Aulo Gelli; Carol Levin
• Keywords: Beneficiary; Consumption

ABSTRACT Undernutrition in women and young children Burkina Faso is a critical problem. Egg consumption low despite many households raising poultry. The Soutenir l'Exploitation Familiale pour Lancer l'Élevage des Volailles et Valoriser l'Économie Rurale (SELEVER) project, an integrated agriculture‐nutrition intervention, promoted egg sales to investigate the impact of poultry production on child nutrition. Multisectoral nutrition‐sensitive agriculture programs address nutrition deficits but lack comparable cost information. This study estimates costs SELEVER program, intervention. program's economic using standardized methodology from Strengthening Economic Evaluation for Strategies Nutrition (SEEMS‐Nutrition) consortium, which aligns financial along program pathways, allocating by activities inputs. We conducted qualitative interviews focus groups time allocation beneficiary out‐of‐pocket costs. Incremental were calculated combining expenditures total incremental was USD$18,084,727.68 over 5 years, with annual USD$209.20 per direct $796.26 household. Major drivers included overhead (18%), extension (17%), training (16%), household counseling (7%), technical assistance (7%) microcredit (6%). Total input dominated personnel (51%), supplies (13%), agricultural inputs (10%) (9%). present multisectoral intervention generate revenue higher than similar interventions, underscoring need cost‐effectiveness evaluations programs. A facilitates comparisons interventions builds evidence base.