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Adaptation and use of monitoring tools for assessing household level food access and dietary diversity
Mangochi and Mwanza, Malawi
18 July – 28 July 2006

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OVERVIEW

Summary

National consultants, with technical assistance from the FAO Nutrition Division, have adapted and pre-tested three simple monitoring tools for assessing household level food access and consumption:

- the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale developed by the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project (FANTA);

- the Household Dietary Diversity Score (adapted from FANTA); and

- an Individual Dietary Diversity Score for adult women.

Adaptation is done through interviews with key informants and focus groups and pre-testing is done through household interviews. Adaptation includes translation into local language. The activity is conducted in two distinct areas of a country. Once adapted, the tools can be used in early warning systems, as monitoring indicators for information systems, and for evaluating strategies and programmes.

Location

Mangochi and Mwanza, Malawi

Target Audience

Staff from national institutions and ministries (at centralized and decentralized levels), universities, NGOs and international organizations involved in food security and nutrition assessment and monitoring.

Objectives

- assessment of the food security situation pertaining to food access and consumption.

- allow for a common interpretation among different locations within a country as well as across different countries.

Contacts

Ms. Marie Claude Dop
FAO, focal point for EC-FAO nutrition activities
Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 06570 54864
E-mail: MarieClaude.Dop@fao.org

Ms. Terri Ballard
FAO consultant
Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 06570 56704
E-mail: Terri.Ballard@fao.org

Ms. Amélie Solal-Céligny
FAO consultant
Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 06570 56444
E-mail: Amelie.SolalCeligny@fao.org

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Related Training

This training was given in:
> Kenya
> Mozambique
This activity will also be conducted in Somalia and the West Bank.

DOCUMENTS

Title	Type	Description	Download
Summary of Nutrition Activities in the EC-FAO Programme	Background information	Description of the EC-FAO food security programme's nutrition activities	(72 kb, en)
Individual Dietary Diversity Score	Tool: Questionnaire		(24 kb)
Household Dietary Diversity Questionnaire	Tool: Questionnaire		(24 kb)
Household Food Insecurity Access Scale	Tool		(32 kb, en)
Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) for Measurement of Food Access: Indicator Guide	FANTA Guidelines	Guidelines for using and interpreting the HFIAS	(160 kb, en)
Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) for Measurement of Food Access: an Indicator Guide	FANTA Guidelines	Guidelines for using and interpreting the HDDS	(202 kb, en)

LINKS

> Food And Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA)

The EC-FAO Programme on "Linking Information and Decision Making to Improve Food Security" is funded by the European Union and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations