Food Consumption Score (FCS) and its Impact on Household Food Security
Explore the significance of Food Consumption Score (FCS) in assessing household food security. Learn how FCS is calculated, its linkage with IPC phases, and the strengths of using FCS as a key indicator. Discover the importance of dietary diversity, food frequency, and nutritional value in determining FCS.
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Food Consumption Score Session 2 IPC Level 2 Training IPC Acute Food Insecurity IPC Global Partners IPC Global Partners With the support of With the support of
Food Consumption Score Key indicator for WFP - collected in practically all WFP surveys and monitoring systems. Often included in surveys of other partners as well. The FCS is a composite score based on dietary diversity, food frequency, and relative nutritional importance of different food groups consumed by a household.
FCS - construct Food items are grouped into 8 standard food groups The consumption frequency (0 to 7) of each food group is multiplied by an assigned weight: 3
FCS - construct Justification for weighting of food groups FCS has been validated by IFPRI as a proxy indicator for energy sufficiency. However, this applies mainly if small amounts consumed are excluded. 4
FCS - construct Values obtained (frequency * nutritional value) are summed to identify the Food Consumption Score (FCS) for each household, ranging from 0 to 112. FCS = (starches*2)+ (pulses*3)+ vegetables + fruit + (meat*4)+ (dairy*4)+ (fats*.5)+ (sugar*.5) 5
FCS quick exercise Typical diet in many poor families in Africa consists of cereals and vegetables. What s the FCS if households consume just cereals and vegetables 7 days a week? Answer: 21, indicative of poor FCS 6
Linkages between FCS and IPC Phases No cut-offs to separate Phases 1-2 and Phases 4-5 Food consumption group Standard cut- offs IPC Phases Cut-offs with high oil and sugar consumption Poor food consumption 0-21 Phases 4-5 0-28 Borderline food consumption 21.5-35 Phase 3 28.5 42 Acceptable food consumption >35 Phases 1-2 >42 7
FCS - strengths Often available, widely used and recognized Easy to understand Provides a wealth of data: FCS score for each household Enables limited analysis of no. of food groups accessed Enables analysis of consumption patterns: average number of days a food group was consumed over the past seven days
FCS - limitations No cut-offs to separate Phases 1 and 2, and Phases 4 and 5 Does not provide information on food quantity Results of FCS cannot be easily interpreted in a similar manner across cultures
FCS - quiz Statement T F 1. 2 FCS has been validated as proxy for energy sufficiency. FCS measures not only the frequency of food intake, but also the amounts consumed. X X 3. FCS is a standard indicator for WFP assessments. X 4. An FCS of 15 indicates unequivocally a Phase 5 condition for the household FCS provides information of different food groups consumed by each individual in the household. X 5. X 6. FCS s ability to accurately predict caloric adequacy is greatly increased by ensuring items consumed in small amounts are excluded. X
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