This study is the product of a collaborative effort which stretches back to March 2008. In that month, three UN Agencies: FAO, UNICEF and WFP joined forces with the Food Security Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Food Security Office of NTT to begin planning for a Food Security and Nutrition Assessment in NTT province. The intent of the assessment was to produce an accurate picture of the current food security and nutrition security situation, to identify potential causes and to make recommendations on key interventions to improve the situation.