|**Household level data**<br>_Panel C: Village Voucher Committee (VVC) member survey_|||
|---|---|---|
|Number of changes in VVC composition since its<br>creation|Baseline|Number of VVC members that have been changed or replaced since the committee<br>was formed.|
|||Number of responsibilities correctly named by VVC member (up to 7). VVC<br>responsibilities are: (i) inform village farmers about the targeting criteria and<br>selection of beneficiaries, (ii) prepare list of beneficiaries, (iii) select beneficiary<br>|
|Responsibilities correctly named by VVC member|Baseline|farmers from the list given number of vouchers allocated to village, (iv) submit list<br>of beneficiary farmers to the Village Government and Council for approval, (v)<br>inform approved farmers and request applications, (vi) distribute vouchers and<br>(vii) monitor the use of inputs by voucher recipients|
|Correctly named program eligibility criteria|Baseline|Equals 1 if VVC member correctly listed the program eligibility criteria, namely<br>(i) cultivate no more than 1 hectare of maize or rice, (ii) not have used chemical<br>fertilizer or improved seeds in the previous 5 years and (iii) top-up affordability|
|**Village level data**|||
|Number of agrodealers in the village|Baseline|Average number of agrodealers in the village reported by VVC members in each<br>village|
|_Panel D: Household survey_|||
|**Household level data**|||
|Raven's index|Follow-up|Number of correct answers given by the household head in a Raven's test.<br>Assumes value of 0, 1, 2 or 3.|
|PCA food security index|Follow-up|Index of food security based on Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of answers<br>to the following questions: a) How often did you worry that your household would<br>not have enough food in the past 30 days? b) How often in the past 30 days were<br>you or any household member not able to eat the kinds of foods you preferred<br>because of a lack of resources? c) How many meals per day do you/your<br>household eat on average during the following time periods? d) Were the meals<br>consumed during the lean period smaller or different than meals consumed during<br>the last 30 days? e) How many days per month did you or someone in your<br>household go to bed hungry in the following time periods? Higher values of the<br>index correspond to higher levels of food security|
|Paid to become beneficiary in 2010/11|Follow-up|Equals to 1 if household head reports having paid to become a NAIVS voucher<br>beneficiary in 2010/11.|
|Is related to government official or influential|Baseline|Equals to 1 if the household head reports holding the position of or being related to<br>DALDO, WEO, VEO, VVC member, Village Chair or Hamlet chair.|
|Awareness of NAIVS program|Follow-up|Equals to 1 if household head reports being aware of NAIVS program in his or her<br>village.|
|Attended meeting where eligible households were<br>identified in 2010/11|Follow-up|Equals to 1 if household head reports having attended the village or hamlet<br>meeting where eligible households were identified in 2010/11.|
|Asked about ability to pay in 2010/11|Follow-up|Equals to 1 if household head reports being asked by the VVC or village hamlet<br>official if he or she could afford the voucher top-up in 2010/11.|
|Household received vouchers in 2010/11|Follow-up|Equals to 1 if household reports having received vouchers in 2010/11.|
|Satisfaction with selection of beneficiaries in 2010/11|Follow-up|Equals to 1 if household head reports being very satisfied with the selection of<br>beneficiaries in 2010/11.|
|Household received vouchers in 2011/12|Follow-up|Equals to 1 if household reports having received vouchers in 2011/12.|
|Used improved seeds in 2009/10|Baseline|Equals to 1 if household head reports using any improved seeds on any parcel in<br>the long rainy season of 2009/10.|
|Used inorganic fertilizer in 2009/10|Baseline|Equals to 1 if household head reports using any inorganic fertilizer on any parcel<br>in the long rainy season of 2009/10.|
|Used agricultural inputs in 2009/10|Baseline|Equals to 1 if household head reports using any inorganic fertilizer or any<br>improved seeds on any parcel in the long rainy season of 2009/10.|
|Welfare standardized index|Follow-up|Standardized sum of 2 welfare outcome variables, also standardized: (i) percent of<br>output sold and (ii) PC food security index.|