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Title Analyzing food security using household survey data / Anna Moltedo [and others]
Published Washington, D.C. : World Bank Publications, [2014]
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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 257 pages) : illustrations
Series Streamlined analysis with ADePT software
Streamlined analysis with ADePT software.
Contents Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Food Security -- Introduction -- Background -- Sources of Food Consumption Data -- Summary -- ADePT-Food Security Module -- Notes -- References -- Bibliography -- ch. 2 Theoretical Concepts -- Introduction -- Food Data Collected in Household Surveys -- Standardization Procedures -- Indicators on Food Security -- Annexes -- Notes -- References -- Bibliography -- ch. 3 Guide to Output Tables -- Introduction -- Output Tables -- Glossary of Indicators -- Notes -- References -- Bibliography -- ch. 4 Datasets -- Introduction -- Datasets Description -- Exogenous Parameters -- Notes -- References -- ch. 5 Guide to Using ADePT-FSM -- Introduction -- System Requirements -- Installing ADePT -- Registering ADePT -- Launching ADePT -- Using the ADePT-FSM Main Window -- Using ADePT-FSM -- Examining the Tables -- Viewing Basic Information about a Dataset's Variables -- Working with Projects -- Exiting ADePT -- Using ADePT in a Batch Mode -- Debug Mode -- Reference
Summary Since the end of the Second World War, the international community has been focusing on reducing the number and the proportion of people who suffer from hunger. Over time it became clear that no single indicator would provide a comprehensive picture of the food security situation. Rather, a suite of indicators is necessary to describe food insecurity in all its dimensions. The demand for evidence-based policies, which brings together providers such as statistical offices and users of food security indicators including policy makers and researchers, has also been increasing. The stand-alone software, ADePT-Food Security Module (available for free downloading), was developed to produce food security indicators from food consumption data collected in household surveys. These indicators, derived at the national and subnational levels, include the consumption of calories and macronutrients, the availability of micronutrients and amino acids, the distribution of calories and the proportion of people undernourished. The book focuses on the theory, methodology, and analysis of these indicators. It has five chapters beginning with a brief overview on concepts of food security. The theory and methodology are further described in the following chapter. To help users with the interpretation of the results some examples are given in chapter 3. Chapter 4 of the book provides guidelines for the preparation of the input datasets. Finally, chapter 5 explains how to use the software. Both the software and this book are products of decades of experience in analyzing food security. This project was made possible through collaboration between FAO and the World Bank, with financial support from the European Union
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
SUBJECT ADEPT (Computer program) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92034302
ADEPT fast
Subject Food security -- Research -- Data processing
Food security -- Statistical methods
Food security -- Computer programs
Household surveys -- Data processing
Household surveys -- Statistical methods
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
Household surveys -- Data processing
Household surveys -- Statistical methods
Form Electronic book
Author Troubat, Nathalie, author
Lokshin, Michael, author
Sajaia, Zurab, author
World Bank, issuing body.
LC no. 2013443870
ISBN 9781464801402
1464801401
9781464801334
1464801339