5. Results and impact of the PIP approach

The PIP approach was first used in 2014 by the SCAD11SCAD project, financed by RVO and Achmea Foundation from the Netherlands (2014-2017) project in three provinces. Since 2016 the PAPAB22PAPAB project, financed by the Dutch Embassy in Burundi (2016-2020) project has implemented the approach in another six provinces, covering currently 266 villages and nearly 80,000 PIP households. Considerable changes are noticeable in these villages, not only on the farms and concerning land stewardship, but also within the PIP households and at village level, with more social cohesion and intensified collaboration. In order to better quantify these changes and understand farmers’ perspectives, two studies were conducted in 2018: an impact study’ and a qualitative evaluation. This section presents the main results of both studies.