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Change in food sources of the household

Change in food sources of the household

Code:
Result Level:
  • Outcome
  • Situation
  • Impact
Objectives:
  • Survival and livelihoods protection threshold
  • Food Security and Nutrition
  • Food Security and Nutrition Situation
Description:

Change in % share of sources for obtaining food, which could include food purchase, food production, borrowed food, food aid, gifts, barter or wild foods. Rationale: Food sources are very useful to define livelihood profiles and also to establish which HHs are more/how affected by a given shock. (i.e. if prices increase HHs depending of food purchases would be more affected). Significant change in food sources e.g. from food assistance to own production, suggests reduced vulnerability and increased food access. - Includes various assistance modalities: food assistance; staple crop, vegetable and agroforestry production; livestock, pisciculture, aquaculture, apiculture, cuniculture production; cash transfers programmes; education training and capacity building activities; safety nets programmes, etc.

Disaggregated By:

Geography/Livelihoods zone; Head of household’s gender, age, disabilities, chronic diseases, dependency ratio, and any other relevant criteria, such as urban/rural context, religious, ethnic or political identities; Wealth groups; Livelihoods group (e.g. pastoralist, farmers, traders); Period to achieve the objective;

Direction of change:
  • Increase (number)
Data source:

Both secondary and primary data collection can be used according to context. Baseline/Endline. If multiyear programme depending on comparison requirements between lean season and other seasons, consider an interim reporting/evaluation Secondary data. Reliable/relevant sources from other actors, clusters or government. Data Collection methods: Secondary data analysis; Households Survey, Focus Group Discussion;

Sector/Subsector:
  • Food security
  • Primary production
Source: gFSC-1 gFSC-2 HR-1 ACF-1 OXFAM-1
Examples:

Measure Notes:

Baseline: How food sources have changed as a result of the crisis? Progress: Has the pre-crises level been re-established? Examples: Indicate the % of food coming from the different sources; the indicator can also be disaggregated by livelihood type”; > Proportion of different types of Households food sources summing to 100% relative to baseline > Ranking of priority food sources relative to baseline Watch Out For! - Reliability and sustainability of food sources should be always considered. HHs relying on food aid or gift could have a good food security profile at the time of the assessment but their food sources are not sustainable. - Needs to consider application across and contribution from various sectors. - Food sources breakdown most commonly used: own production, market, social networks (gifts), exchange and barter, gathering wild foods and hunting/fishing, food assistance, etc. - Needs to consider potential changes in seasonal sources and socio-economic preferences, e.g. a wild food delicacy and preferred option, market sources during lean season when household food stocks have run out, etc. - Needs to consider duration of the safety net transfer/cash programme, as means availability might be a temporary measure For more details on methodology: Comprehensive Food Security & Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA) Guidelines - First Edition, 2009: http://www.wfp.org/content/comprehensive-food-security-and-vulnerability-analysis-cfsva-guidelines-first-edition