Study design and population
Malnutrition
MALNUTRITION, UNDERNUTRITION
The Food and Agricultural Approaches to Reducing Malnutrition (FAARM) cluster‐randomized controlled trial was set up to evaluate the impact of an HFP program on women's and children's undernutrition in two sub‐districts of Habiganj district, Sylhet division, Bangladesh (Settled areas in the Baniachong and Nabiganj subdistricts of Habiganj district with sufficient land and a minimum of 15 households were identified. Eligible women were then enumerated and 96 rural settlements (geographical clusters) were formed. Settlements had a minimum of 10 and no more than 65 eligible women and were based on the geographical location of women's residences. Settlements were separated by at least 400 meters to minimize the risk of spillover. The baseline survey was then conducted in which women were consented for participation and enrolled in the trial. After the baseline survey, covariate‐constrained randomization was used to allocate 48 settlements to receive the HFP intervention and 48 settlements to the control group, using the Stata command 