Tag: Household food security

According to the World Food Programme (WFP), the Food Consumption Score (FCS) is the most widely used indicator for assessing household food security. This composite score evaluates a household's dietary diversity, food frequency, and relative nutritional intake over a seven-day period to provide a proxy for food security status.

According to the United Nations, it is projected that more than 600 million people worldwide will face hunger in 2030, highlighting a stark reality for many. Understanding effective coping strategies for food security is therefore crucial for individuals, families, and communities working to navigate food crises and build long-term resilience.

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.