This project involves a series of agriculture production and productivity enhancing interventions in Nigeria. It targets a total of seven Local Government Authorities (LGAs) in the three selected states; four LGAs in Sokoto, two in Kebbi, and one in FCT. The project aims to supports 42,000 impoverished households growing their agriculture production and incomes, and improve nutrition, ensuring their move along the pathway to prosperity. It involves four main components of cross-sectoral community-based interventions, also known as sub-Intermediate Result (IR), namely; agriculture production and productivity (IR1), income generation and education (IR2), nutrition and WASH (IR3), and governance and social safety net (IR4).

As part of the evaluation, a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of the agriculture production and productivity component of the Livelihoods project (IR1). More than 20,000 impoverished farmers have received assistance under this component. The CBA assesses the financial and economic benefits of adopting the best agricultural practices by these farmers. The Livelihoods project has an implementation period of five years, with support from USAID and cost share from Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and partners.