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Mozambique - Trend Analysis: Key Food Security & Nutrition Indicators, January 2016

Mozambique - Trend Analysis: Key Food Security & Nutrition Indicators, January 2016
  • There was a significant improvement in household FCS at national level from 2006 – 2009: the percentage of households with unacceptable food consumption fell from 39% to 27%. However this improvement was not maintained. By 2013, the national prevalence had edged back up to 32%, but had not reached the 2006 levels.
  • While urban food insecurity improved slightly between 2009 and 2013, it was rural Mozambique that saw a declining situation, especially the northern provinces of Niassa, Cabo Delgado, Nampula, Zambezia and Tete.
  • At provincial level, the brightest picture emerged for Inhambane. Many of its districts suffered from high levels of food insecurity in 2006. By 2009, the situation had improved dramatically though food insecurity persisted in some districts. By 2013, the majority of households in all districts in Inhambane had acceptable FCS.