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Matching food security analysis to context: The experience of the Somalia Food Security Assessment Unit

FAO International Workshop on “Food Security in Complex Emergencies: building policy frameworks to address longer-term programming challenges” Tivoli, 23-25 September 2003

Year of publication 2003

Author Günter Hemrich;Agriculture and Economic Development Analysis Division

Product type Meeting

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This case study reviews the experience of the Somalia Food Security Assessment Unit (FSAU) in operating a food security information system in the context of a complex emergency. In particular, it explores the linkages between selected characteristics of the protracted crisis context in Somalia and conceptual and operational aspects of food security information work. The paper specifically examines the implications of context characteristics for the set-up and operations of the FSAU field monito ring component and for the interface to information users and their diverse information needs. It also analyses the scope for linking food security and nutrition analysis and explores the role of conflict and gender analysis in food security assessment work. Background information on the food security situation in Somalia and an overview of some key features of the FSAU set the framework for the case study.

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