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Since 2020, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) expanded its global food security metrics, adding Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD). In 2022, they introduced a global Healthy Diet Basket (HDB) standard to estimate countries' CoAHD. This study adopts the HDB method along with prices derived from expenditure modules of 2018-19 household surveys from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal to compute subnational indicators. Findings reveal HDB's efficacy in capturing local consumption patterns when combined with household-level unit prices, making it valuable in the absence of national food-based dietary guidelines. Findings also show that CoAHD indicators derived from national defined basket should be interpreted as lower boundaries, advocating for subnational baskets to guide policies aimed at improving access to healthy diets.
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Global Food Security plays a vital role in addressing food security challenges from local to global levels. To secure food systems, it emphasizes multifaceted actions considering technological, biophysical, institutional, economic, social, and political factors. The goal is to foster food systems that meet nutritional needs, preserve the environment, support livelihoods, tackle climate change, and diminish inequalities. This journal serves as a platform for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to access and engage with recent, diverse research and perspectives on achieving sustainable food security globally. It aspires to be an internationally recognized resource presenting cutting-edge insights in an accessible manner to a broad audience.
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