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Table 1 Agricultural inputs provided to households as part of the agricultural and nutritional intervention

From: Improving child nutrition and development through community-based childcare centres in Malawi – The NEEP-IE study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Seeds provided

Planting period

Harvest period

Consumption period

Orange maize

December

March-April

May onwards

Pigeon peas

December

April

April onwards

Cow peas

December

March

March onwards

Beans

December

  

Groundnuts

December

  

Soya

December

April

April onwards

OFSP

January

April-March

April onwards

Carrots

July

October

October onwards

Amaranthus

August

August/September

August onwards

  1. OFSP orange-fleshed sweet potato