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Table 6 Proportion of trained participants who demonstrated knowledge and ability to practice recommended agriculture and nutrition practices

From: The relationship between training farmers in agronomic practices and diet diversification: a case study from an intervention under the Scaling Up Nutrition programme in Zambia

Training topic

Change in knowledge after training

Able to practice the knowledge

Intervention

Nonintervention

Intervention

Nonintervention

Same

Improved

Can’t tell

Same

Improved

Can’t tell

Sustainable farming methods

4.7

94.1

1.2

7.1

77.0

15.9

95.3

80.6

Improved agronomic practices

4.4

94.4

1.2

7.1

75.4

17.5

94.4

80.0

Improved varieties and nutrient-rich varieties

5.3

93.2

1.5

11.1

67.5

21.4

93.2

57.8

Vitamin A-rich crops

5

93.2

1.8

11.1

65.9

23.0

94.1

56.7

Food storage

5.3

93.5

1.2

7.9

66.7

25.4

95.3

66.4

Food preservation, processing and utilization

4.7

94.1

1.2

12.7

63.5

23.8

95.9

60.7

Various methods of cooking food

5.0

93.8

1.2

12.7

61.9

0.8

95.9

55.6

Infant and young child feeding

5.0

93.8

1.2

15.1

61.9

23.0

95.9

56.3

Diet diversification

5.9

93.2

0.9

14.3

61.9

23.8

95.3

58.5