DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES AND DATA BASIC TO HE ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION

POTENTIAL SUB-PROJECT 6 IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE FARM POLICY AND NATIONAL NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OF THE MISSION IN BOLIVIA BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP DESIGN A HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION STUDY; ANALYZE THE DATA; AND INCORPORATE THE RESULTING CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS INTO THE MISSION"S PLANNED AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT. THIS ASSISTANCE, WHICH THE MISSION HAS REQUESTED, WILL EXTEND OVER 2 YEARS AND WILL COST $21,555 OF TOTAL PROJECT COST OF $2.7 MILLION. THE REVISED SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE FIRST YEAR IS AS FOLLOWS. (1) CONSULTATIONS WILL BE HELD WITH GOVERNMENT OF BOLIVIA (GOB) GROUPS INTERESTED IN THE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY TO DETERMINE THEIR POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS. (2) CONSULTATIONS WILL ALSO BE HELD WITH THOSE CONDUCTING THE SURVEY AND ADVICE WILL BE GIVEN ON QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN PROBLEMS, SAMPLE SELECTION, METHOD APPROACHES, AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES. THE POTENTIAL FOR INITIATING OR IMPROVING NUTRITION/INFORMATION TABULATIONS WITH SURVEY DATA WILL BE DETERMINED. (3) A FIELD VISIT WILL BE HELD WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE PERSONNEL TO OBSERVE FIELD CONDITIONS. (4) AFTER REVIEWING SUGGESTIONS MADE BY GOB AGENCIES INVOLVED, ANALYSIS OBJECTIVES FOR PROJECT INVOLVEMENT WILL BE DEVELOPED, ALONG WITH SYSTEM AND TABLE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY. (5) THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE"S SECTOR MODEL AND CONIPLAN"S MACRO MODEL WILL BE EVALUATED FOR THEIR POTENTIAL FOR CONSUMPTION/NUTRITION ANALYSIS. (6) CONSUMPTION/NUTRITION DATA FROM SURVEY PRE-TESTS WILL BE ANALYZED AND ADVICE WILL BE GIVEN ON HOW TO ENLARGE SURVEY OBJECTIVES AND METHODS. (7) A LONG-TERM SCOPE OF WORK FOR INTEGRATING CONSUMPTION/NUTRITION CONCERNS INTO GOB"S AGRICULTURAL PLANNING SYSTEM, INCLUDING ADDING THESE CONCERNS TO EXISTING PLANNING MODELS, WILL BE DEVELOPED. (8) RSSA SCOPE OF WORK FOR FY 80 WILL BE DEVELOPED.