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Appendix 1: Comprehensive Evaluation Matrix for DESECE/ECCRAS Project Project: Enhancing Climate Change Resilience and Adaptation Among Smallholder Farmers (ECCRAS) in Western Kenya Location: Counties of Bungoma and Trans Nzoia, Kenya
# The DESECE_ECCRAS Project: Data Analysis for Endline Evaluation
## 🛠️ Tools & Technologies Used
## 📋 Project Overview
**Project:** Enhancing Climate Change Resilience and Adaptation Among Smallholder Farmers (ECCRAS) in Western Kenya
**Implementing Organization:** DESECE
**Partners:** SSF and horizont3000
**Evaluation Conducted by:** DataUpskill Ltd
**Project Duration:** 2021-2025
**Evaluation Period:** Endline (2025)
### 🎯 Project Objectives
The ECCRAS project aimed to enhance climate resilience among smallholder farmers through:
1. **Promoting Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA)** - Increasing adoption of resilient farming practices
2. **Improving Water Security** - Enhancing rainwater harvesting and irrigation systems
3. **Enhancing Household Income** - Diversifying crops and improving market access
4. **Strengthening Social Inclusion** - Promoting gender equality in agricultural decision-making
5. **Building Community Resilience** - Creating farmer groups for knowledge sharing and collective action
6. **Reducing Environmental Impact** - Promoting clean energy solutions (improved cookstoves)
**Target:** Achieve 80% adoption rate for promoted CSA practices among beneficiaries.
## 📊 About the Dataset
### Dataset Characteristics
- **Total Respondents:** 195 smallholder farmers
- **Geographic Coverage:** Bungoma County (n=130, 66.7%) and Trans Nzoia County (n=65, 33.3%)
- **Sample Period:** Endline evaluation (2025)
- **Data Points:** 180 variables per respondent
- **Collection Method:** Structured household surveys
### Demographic Profile
| Category | Sub-Category | Count | Percentage |
|----------|--------------|-------|------------|
| **Gender** | Female | 143 | 73.3% |
| | Male | 52 | 26.7% |
| **Age Group** | 18-25 years | 1 | 0.5% |
| | 26-35 years | 18 | 9.2% |
| | 36-45 years | 29 | 14.9% |
| | 46-55 years | 62 | 31.8% |
| | 56+ years | 85 | 43.6% |
| **Primary Livelihood** | Crop Farming | 104 | 53.3% |
| | Crop & Livestock | 89 | 4 …