Transcription of Food consumption analysis - World Food Programme
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1 2 food consumption analysis Calculation and use of the food consumption score in food security analysis . Prepared by VAM unit HQ Rome. Version 1 February 2008 World food Programme , Vulnerability analysis and Mapping Branch (ODAV) Picture: 2006 WFP/Andrea Berardo This study was prepared under the umbrella of the Strengthening Emergency Needs Assessment Capacity (SENAC). Financial support for this study was provided by European Union and the Citigroup Foundation. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union or the Citigroup Foundation. For any queries on this document or the SENAC project, please contact or visit For information about the VAM Unit, please visit: United Nations World food Programme Headquarters: Via Viola 68, Parco de Medici, 00148, Rome, Italy 3 Table of Contents 1. Introduction_____4 2.
Dietary diversity is defined as the number of different foods or food groups eaten over a reference time period, not regarding the frequency of consumption. Food frequency, in this context, is defined as the frequency (in terms of days of consumption over a reference period) that a specific food item or
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