These food security indicators have been developed as a guide for national clusters and partners. The indicators were developed through a consultative process for over a year with partners, country coordinators and Information Management Officers, and can be adapated and revised as needed.
Disaggregation of data needs to be done as much as possible, as it will be especially helpful for determining which groups are most at risk and affected by a crisis. Whenever possible each indicator should be systematically disaggregated by sex (girls and boys/ women and men), age and disabilities. If any other criteria is relevant (such as urban/rural areas, community, households, religious, ethnic or political identities), it is recommended to use it. This is valid for all indicators. The effectiveness of different indicators by different disaggregation can change with location and time; the factors by which data can be stratified should be selected on the basis of the situation analysis.