Abstract Background The Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) is a UN FAO—Voices of
the Hungry project (FAO-VoH) metric of food insecurity (FI). The FAO-VoH tested the …

ABSTRACT Background The Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) is a UN FAO Voices
of the Hungry (FAO-VoH) experiential metric of food insecurity (FI). It was pilot tested in some …

The ability of households and individuals to access food (one of the key aspects of'food
security') is an important welfare dimension that poses important challenges for objective …

Background The concept of food insecurity encompasses three dimensions. One of these
dimensions, the access component of household food insecurity is measured through the …

Background The prevalence of food insecurity is an indicator of material well-being in an
area of basic need. The US Food Security Module has been adapted for use in a wide …

Given the recent increase in the number of Nigerians estimated to be at risk of food
insecurity, it is crucial to explore the array of tools used to quantify food insecurity (FI). This …

The measurement of food insecurity is essential to monitor the prevalence, risk factors,
consequences and effects of food insecurity and the interventions and policies implemented …

There is broad agreement that food security as defined by the World Food Summit exists
when Ball people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and …

Interest in household food insecurity (FI) within scientific and policy groups has motivated
efforts to develop methods for measuring it. Questionnaires asking about FI experiences …

Renewed emphasis on programs and policies aimed at enhancing food security has
intensified the search for accurate, rapid, and consistent indicators. Measures of food …