General
How many provinces in Sri Lanka?
9 provinces
What are the 4 dimensions of food security?
Accessibility, Availability, Utilization and Stability
What does DFSN stand for?
District Food Security Network
What is the best way to measure food availability?
Food Balance Sheets
In the definition of food security, which words are associated with the term 'all'?
People or Time
How many DS divisions are there in Sri Lanka?
256
What are three types of food security (in terms of duration)
Transitory, Chronic and Cyclical
What is the DFSN objective?
develop a system for monitoring food security and nutrition situation at the district and sub-district level by providing a platform for the relevant stakeholders to collect, share and analyze food security and nutrition information periodically
What is the most accurate measurement of acute malnutrition in a population?
Wasting (weight for height)
What is stand for MAM and SAM?
Moderate Acute Malnutrtion
Severe Acute Malnutrtion
In which year was the latest (current) definition of food security developed?
1996
Which year was FIRST definition of food security created?
1943 (Hot Springs Conference)
Who is the District Chairperson of the DFSN Steering Committee? and District Coordinataor ?
District Secrateriat / District Planning Director
Define "food access"
Access to food mainly refers to our physical and economic ability to procure good quality food.
What are the main two indicators used to measeure Accessabaility in DFSN frame work?
Houshold food consumption / Food basket value
What does HIES stand for?
Household Income and Expenditure Survey
What are the four measurements of the intensity of food insecurity?
Food Secure, Marginally food secure, Moderately food insecure, Severely food insecure
What are the 3 districts DFSN was piloted in?
Anuradhapura, Monaragala and Jaffna
How many indicators to measure Availability? In DFSN frame work
five
What are main five components in food balanace sheet ?
Production/ Seed requirements / Food stock /Food use / Postharvest Losss/imports-Exports
What is the % of children under 5 that are underweight (moderate and severe) in Killinochi in 2024? (according to the MOH)
7.1%
List out the key words/sentences from the current definition of food security
all people, at all times, physical; social and economic access, sufficient safe and nutritious food, dietary needs and food preferences and active and healthy lifestyle
What are the key indicators used to measure food utilization in the DFSN framework?
Wasting (Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM))/
Prevalanace of Diseases 
Provide four examples of livelihood based coping strategies?
Spent savings
-Buy food in credit
-Borrowed money
-Reduced expenditure in health/education
- Mortgage or sell jewellery
-Mortgage or sell domestic assets
- Mortgage or sell productive assets
-Consume seeds stocks
- Mortgage or sell house
-Begging
What are the main 3 shocks impact on stability ?(Food security)
Climate shocks
Political shocks
Economic Shocks