Tag: Food consumption score

Developed by the World Food Programme (WFP), the Food Consumption Score (FCS) is a widely used composite indicator for assessing household food security. It quantifies a household's dietary diversity, food frequency, and the relative nutritional value of different food groups consumed over a seven-day period. By capturing these three dimensions, the FCS provides a comprehensive snapshot of a household's dietary patterns and overall food access.

According to the World Food Programme (WFP), the Food Consumption Score (FCS) is the most widely used household-level food security indicator. To calculate food consumption score, you must aggregate household data on dietary diversity and food frequency over a seven-day recall period, weighing each food group by its nutritional value.