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
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)
How many people were food insecure in March 2023? (In Sri Lanka)
3.8 million
Which year was FIRST definition of food security created?
1943 (Hot Springs Conference)
How many districts is WFP hoping to expand DFSN to?
All 25 districts
Define "food access"
Access to food mainly refers to our physical and economic ability to procure good quality food.
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?
five
What is the % of children under 5 that are underweight (moderate and severe) in Trincomalee in 2024?
18%
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
State one impact from the results framework?
1. improvement in the food and nutrition security situation of people living in rural areas 2. Evidence based advocacy and resource allocation extended in the district governance
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