Science outputs of RHoMIS

The RHoMIS tool has been well documented in scientific publications, with an increasing number of papers and journal articles in the public domain. This highlights the valuable contribution that RHoMIS is making to science and to strengthen our understanding or rural households. 

Below, we include some highlights of RHoMIS research and RHoMIS-influenced publications. 
RHoMIS has been used in the publication of more than 15 science papers and articles.

Scientific basis for RHoMIS
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​Intensifying Inequality? Gendered trends in commercializing and diversifying smallholder farming systems in East Africa
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 3.10, 2019, (874KB)
​Household-specific targeting of agricultural advice via mobile phones: Feasibility of a minimum data approach for smallholder context
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 162, 2019 (1.3MB)
​Prioritizing options for multi-objective agricultural development through the Positive Deviance approach
PLOS ONE 14(2), 2019. (1.8MB)
The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS): A rapid, cost-effective and flexible tool for farm household characterisation, targeting interventions and monitoring progress towards climate-smart agriculture.
CCAFS Info Note, 2016. (726KB)
The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) for rapid characterisation of households to inform climate smart agriculture interventions: Description and applications in East Africa and Central America. 
Agricultural Systems 151, 225-233, 2017. (647KB)
Livelihoods and food security in an urban linked, high potential region of Tanzania: Changes over a three year period. 
Agricultural Systems 160, 87-95, 2018. (752KB)
​When less is more: innovations for tracking progress toward global targets. 
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 26, 54-61, 2017. (763KB)
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Drivers of household food availability in sub-Saharan Africa based on big data from small farms.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113(2), 458-463, 2016. (4.6MB) 

Posters

The following posters were submitted by users of the RHoMIS tool to showcase scientific application and outputs. These were presented at the RHoMIS user's workshop held in Wageningen, Netherlands, in November 2018. 
Generating a living income from farming. Plant Production Systems, Wageningen University.
Download poster here (2.1MB)
Are many agricultural interventions better than one? Africa RISING program, Ethiopia.
Download poster here (541KB). 
Beyond the tablet: remote data collection for increased data resolution
Download poster here (2.3MB).
Rapid change in East Africa driven by off-farm income with agricultural intensification.
Download poster here (5MB).
East-Coast-Fever vaccine for impact, Tanzania. CGIAR.
Download poster here (3.2MB).
ICRAF's additional contributions to RHoMIS. Download poster here (2.3MB)
Food access channels in tropical sub-Saharan Africa. 
Download poster here (406KB).  
Dietary gaps in tropical sub-Saharan Africa.
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From data to information: replicable knowledge products using RHoMIS data.
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Can we measure farmers' personal motivation to take up new practices on their farms?
Download poster here (1.8MB).
The multi-dimensionality of food security: hypergeometry for measuring food security. 
​Download poster here (2.3MB).
Use of RHoMIS at Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation
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Capitalising inland valley potential for smallholder farmers in West Africa.
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Use of RHoMIS by NGO: TREE AID's deployment of RHoMIS in West Africa.
Download poster here (678KB).
Linking climate, agriculture and nutrition: leveraging external data.
Download poster here (2.3MB).