Technical guides for operationalising household food security in development projects

11 guides providing a framework for thinking about appropriate interventions to improve food security, and indicating what types of information are needed in order to maximize programme impact. Their aim is to assist development practitioners locate information on food security and nutrition and thereby improve the targeting and design of interventions.

The guides are:

• Operationalizing Household Food Security in Development Projects: An Introduction. John Hoddinott
• Food and Nutrition Security Data on the World Wide Web.Alison T. Slack.
• Classification and Regression Trees: An Introduction. Yisehac Yohannes and John Hoddinott
• Using Epi Map Graphic Data Presentation Software for Regional Targeting. Alison T. Slack and Saul S. Morris
• Measuring Nutritional Dimensions of Household Food Security. Saul S. Morris
• Rapid Appraisal Methods for the Assessment, Design, and Evaluation of Food Security Programs. Gilles Bergeron.
• Choosing Outcome Indicators of Household Food Security. John Hoddinott
• Constructing Samples for Characterizing Household Food Security and for Monitoring and Evaluating Food Security Interventions: Theoretical Concerns and Practical Guidelines. Calogero Carletto.
• Targeting: Principles and Practice. John Hoddinott
• Designing Methods for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Household Food Security Rural Development Projects. Calogero Carletto and Saul S. Morris.
• Designing Institutional Arrangements to Maximize Household Food Security. John Hoddinott and Saul S. Morris.