Background and objectives: Iran was reported in the high-risk group of World Food Security Map in 2008 .Identifying food insecurity is first step for executing interventions. Measuring household food security is its cornerstone. SAMAT System was designed to provide a variety of GIS-based reports to policy makers and managers in the field of food security. Methods and Materials: SAMAT system wa...

BACKGROUND Kenya has a high prevalence of underweight and stunting in children. It is believed that both agricultural biodiversity and seasonal rainfall influences household food security and dietary intake. In the present study we aimed to study the effects of agricultural biodiversity and seasonal rains on dietary adequacy and household food security of preschool Kenyan children, and to ident...

food security means that all people at all times have access to sufficient food, healthy and nutritious. food security is a necessity for rural development. the main purpose of this study is survey of the role of extension education on food security of farmer households in qorveh county (kurdistan province). the research is an applied type in which descriptive method has been employed. populati...

For impact evaluation and for planning and targeting decisions, local organizations in developing countries need tools for assessing household food security that go beyond measuring food availability to include access to food and perceptions of food insecurity. This paper explores the potential for developing direct measures of household food security that include such components and that are b...

The emerging interest in household dietary diversity against dietary quantity presents an opportunity to estimate household food security. Using household cross-sectional survey data from rural communities in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa (N=181), the paper estimated determinants of rural household dietary diversity. Regression results suggest a positive influence of participation i...

Using data from three household surveys in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and India, this report compares two commonly used measures of household food insecurity: a measure of caloric consumption (reported undernourishment) and an experiential measure. In the second measure, a single affirmative response to whether the household experienced certain conditions or behaviors due to insufficient food design...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether interview mode (telephone vs. in-person) affects the results of surveys that measure food security. DESIGN Responses given by households interviewed by telephone and in-person in recent US Current Population Survey Food Security Supplements (CPS-FSS) were compared. Statistical methods based on the Rasch measurement model were used to assess whether response pattern...