Liberia: Govt, Stakeholders Validate Food Security Report

The Government of Liberia through the Ministries of Agriculture and Health together with food and nutrition sector stakeholders attending a one-day workshop has completed the validation of the Liberia 2018 Comprehensive Food Security and Nutrition Survey (CFSNS) Report in Monrovia.

According to the Report, Liberian households headed by individuals with little or no education are more vulnerable to food insecurity while the opposite is true for households headed by someone who has attended a technical institute and above. The 2018 Comprehensive Food Security and Nutrition Survey demonstrates a higher percentage of 28% of household heads with no form of education. Of these households, 24% were notably food insecure while 21% were moderately food insecure and 3% were severely food insecure. The survey thus established that higher educational attainment has a positive effect on food security status of the household.

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