This desk-based review forms part of the external impact evaluation of m-Nutrition in Ghana. The
evaluation is being conducted by a consortium of researchers from Gamos, the Institute of
Development Studies (IDS) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). MNutrition
is a global initiative supported by DFID, organised by GSMA, and implemented by incountry
mobile network operators (MNOs) to use mobile technology to improve the nutritional
status of children and their mothers. In Ghana m-Nutrition is added to the existing m-Agriculture
platform Farmers’ Club, a service that offers agricultural information via SMS (short message
service) and voice, access to an expert helpline and free calls to other Farmers’ Club members.
Objectives of the desk review
Informed by the primary outcomes of the impact evaluation (i.e. to assess the impact of m-nutrition
on income, productivity and dietary diversity of smallholder farmers), the review will summarise
existing evidence on:
a) Characteristics of smallholder agriculture in Ghana (with a specific focus on agriculture
production and income);
b) Determinants of dietary intake in rural Ghana; and
c) The use of mobile phones for agriculture in Ghana (with a specific focus on factors that may
influence up-take of mobile phone-based information).