A national workshop was held in each country in November 2006 to discuss the following tools:

- 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.

Results of the field adaptations were presented and potential uses of the tools were discussed.

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Target Audience

Topic

Objectives

Objective: Present the results of the activity and give recommendations for integrating the tools into on-going and future food security information systems.

These tools may be included as outcome measures of inadequate food access and consumption in national information systems on food security and poverty, in monitoring and evaluation activities, early warning, and phase classification systems for detecting emergencies.

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

Related Training

This training was given in:

• Mozambique, 01/03-13/03 2006
• Malawi, 18/07-28/07 2006
• Kenya, 31/07–11/08 2006

 This activity will also be conducted in Somalia and the West Bank.

Documents

Links

Summary of Nutrition Activities in the EC-FAO Programme

Individual Dietary Diversity Score

Household Dietary Diversity Questionnaire

Household Food Insecurity Access Scale

Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) for Measurement of Food Access: Indicator Guide

Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) for Measurement of Food Access: an Indicator Guide

Food And Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA)