The report serves as a valuable resource for policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders to learn more about the cost and availability of nutritious diets in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste is facing high acute food insecurity due to inflated food costs, reduced purchasing power and the persistent impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and successive climate shocks.
Every day households are finding it increasingly difficult to afford nutritious meals. The cost of a nutrient-dense diet (energy, protein, fat, and micronutrients) is now more than US$4 (78 percent) higher than in 2019. This poses a significant threat to nutrition and food security across the country.
Elena Conte, Lino Borges, Francisco Soares, Suresh Lakshminarayanan, Paulino Pinto, Sofia Shin , October 2023, Timor-Leste: Cost of the Diet Analysis – 2023 Update.
