NATIONAL, SUBNATIONAL AND COMMUNITY LEVEL HOUSEHOLDS INDIVIDUALS

Socio-economic, Political, Institutional, Cultural and

Natural Environment

(vulnerability context)

Food Economy

Food Availabilitydomestic production

import capacity

food stocks, food aid

Access to Foodpoverty

purchasing power, income,transport and market

infrastructure

Household Livelihood

Strategies, Assets & Activities

Household Food Access

Health and SanitationHealth care practicesHygiene, Sanitation

Water qualityFood safety & quality

Food ConsumptionEnergy intakeNutrient intake

Consumption Status

Food Utilisation

determined by: Health

status

Care PracticesChild care

Feeding practicesNutritional knowledge

Food preparationEating habits

Intra-household food distribution

Nutritional Status

Stabilityweather variabilityprice fluctuations

political factorseconomic factors

PopulationEducation

Macro-economy including foreign trade

Policies and lawsNatural resources endowment

Basic servicesMarket conditions

TechnologyClimate

Civil strifeHousehold characteristics

Livelihoods systemsSocial institutions

Cultural attitudes and gender

FAO/FIVIMS Framework: linkages between the overall development context, the food economy, households, and individual measures of well-being