Food insecurity is defined by the UN FAO based on the use of Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) global reference scale. Data at the individual or household level is collected by applying an experience-based food security scale questionnaire within a survey with questions related to the occurrence of several typical experiences and conditions associated with food insecurity.
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