• Outcome

• Food Security and Nutrition

Minimum Meal Frequency for (specify group of analysis: adults and children, children 24-59 months, etc.) This indicator provides a more in-depth assessment of household food security. It measures the quantity of meals consumed per day during the lean period and identifies the months in which the amount of food prepared per meal is reduced. % of Households with less than three daily meals for children less than 5 years old Nutrition Cluster formulation: minimum meal frequency: % of infants 6-23 months of age who receive solid, semi-solid and soft food the minimum number of times or more.

Geography/Livelihoods zone; Gender, age, disabilities, chronic diseases (for individuals, associations members, etc.); Head of household’s gender, age, disabilities, chronic diseases, dependency ratio (for households), 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;

• Increase (number)

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. Seasonality needs to be considered. Data Collection methods: Secondary data analysis; Households Survey, Focus Group Discussion;

• Food security
• Nutrition

Number meals per day Specify what is intended by staple food; levels / threshold will vary according to context.