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This chapter illustrates six conceptual frameworks suitable for identifying the information to be collected for the elaboration of appropriate indicators to assess the food security status and its features. The neoclassical framework investigates the different typologies of food deficit at the macro-level. Two other frameworks are presented as examples of conceptual structures that can be adopted for the identification of the causes of the individual and child malnutrition. One is mainly used in the academic literature and the other has been designed by UNICEF for the purpose of programming at the national, district, and local levels. Afterwards, the basic elements of the Sustainable Livelihood Approach and the Household Economy Approach are presented as livelihood-based frameworks. The first framework examines the influence of macro-level policy and institutions on household livelihood options, whereas the second is an instrument to predict short-term changes in the population’s access to food to realize more effective decision making. The Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis Model is the last presented framework. It is used to investigate the household resilience to food insecurity. At the end of this chapter, the reader will be able to understand the standard elements of different conceptual frameworks for analysing food security.
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The purchasing power of a household relative to the price of food is also called food affordability.
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Sassi, M. (2018). Conceptual Frameworks for the Analysis of Food Security. In: Understanding Food Insecurity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70362-6_2
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