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Access to food in 2020. Results of twenty national surveys using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 95 p.

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

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-134706-5

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This report presents the results of a food security assessment using FIES data collected via telephone for FAO in twenty food crisis countries. The surveys described in this report were conducted with the intention of providing the more accurate, timely, food insecurity assessments needed to inform the planning of responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the twenty countries.

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Last updated date 13/10/2021 (data updated), see corrigendum

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Boero, V., Cafiero, C., Gheri, F., Kepple, A.W., Rosero Moncayo J.  & Viviani, S. 2021. Access to food in 2020. Results of twenty national surveys using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Rome, FAO.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb5623en

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