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Access to food in 2021: filling data gaps

Results of twenty national surveys using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 73 p.

Author Cafiero, C., Gheri, F., Kepple, A.W., Rosero Moncayo, J., Viviani, S.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-136549-6

Synopsis (short abstract) This report presents the results of assessments based on the food insecurity experience scale (FIES), data collected by FAO in twenty least developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) between November 2021 and February 2022. For nine of the countries (including eight SIDS), it was the first time FIES data had been collected. The surveys described in the report were conducted to provide accurate and timely food insecurity assessments of the 20 countries for which food security data are scarce. The detailed results, presented at the subnational level, can support country-level decision-making and will also inform the monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets, specifically SDG Target 2.1.

Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022

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Cafiero, C., Gheri, F., Kepple, A. W., Rosero Moncayo, J. and Viviani, S. 2022. Access to food in 2021: filling data gaps. Results of twenty national surveys using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0721en

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