The Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey, data from 13,310 farm households in 21 countries

Mark Van Wijk,Mary Ng’Endo,Sam Adams,Sabrina Chesterman,Clare M Stirling ,Jannike Wichern,Adrian M Bolliger ,P.j Thorne ,V M Mora ,Steven J Vanek ,Chau Thi Minh Long ,Sabine Douxchamps,Lyda Hok,Luke Korir,Augustine A Ayantunde ,Tim Pagella,Esther Kihoro,Léo Gorman ,Bernard Vanlauwe,Nils Teufel,Jacob Mutemi,Happy Daudi,Pietro Carpena,Paulin Njingulula,Zia Mehrabi,Godfrey J Manyawu ,Leida Mercado,Phonepaseuth Phengsavanh,Henry K Kiara ,Christine Lamanna,Randall S Ritzema ,Chris Okafor,James Rao,Katherin Meza,Tom Skirrow,Jonathan Steinke,Todd S Rosenstock,James Hammond,Deȷene K Mengistu ,Willy Desire Emera,José Gabriel Suchini ,David Baines,Steven J Fonte ,Amon Chinyophiro,Caroline Bosire,Paul Dontsop,Simon Fraval,Viviane Yameogo

doi:10.1038/s41597-020-0388-8

Abstract

The Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) is a standardized farm household survey approach which collects information on 758 variables covering household demographics, farm area, crops grown and their production, livestock holdings and their production, agricultural product use and variables underlying standard socio-economic and food security indicators such as the Probability of Poverty Index, the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, and household dietary diversity. These variables are used to quantify more than 40 different indicators on farm and household characteristics, welfare, productivity, and economic performance. Between 2015 and the beginning of 2018, the survey instrument was applied in 21 countries in Central America, sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. The data presented here include the raw survey response data, the indicator calculation code, and the resulting indicator values. These data can be used to quantify on- and off-farm pathways to food security, diverse diets, and changes in poverty for rural smallholder farm households.

Highlights

Background & SummaryAgriculture is the most important livelihood option for most rural households in low- and middle-income countries[1]
Targeted investment to make progress in agricultural development requires understanding the links between farming practices, livelihood practices, and the effects on farm performance and household welfare
The data captured in the Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) tool place the farm household along a continuum of household and farm characteristics, performance indicators, and welfare indicators, enabling in-depth analyses of individual indicators, and integrative analyses of how indicators co-vary and how on-farm and off-farm livelihood strategies correlate to food security, poverty, and dietary diversity

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Introduction

Background & SummaryAgriculture is the most important livelihood option for most rural households in low- and middle-income countries[1]. The Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) is a standardized farm household survey approach which collects information on 758 variables covering household demographics, farm area, crops grown and their production, livestock holdings and their production, agricultural product use and variables underlying standard socio-economic and food security indicators such as the Probability of Poverty Index, the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, and household dietary diversity.

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