1. MALDIVES Food Security Analysis

2. NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY AND ITS LIMITATION

3. Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2009/10
HIES 2009‐2010 is the second such nationwide survey conducted in the country.
The first nationwide HIES conducted in 2002‐2003

4. Sample Frame Data is based on 2006 census
Male’ and Atolls were treated as two domains.
A total of 2060 households were selected.
Male’
600
Atolls
1460

5. Field Operation Male’ Atolls 2009 2010 October November December March
April
May
August

6. HIES 2009/10 Food consumption:
Expenditure (Form 5/ Household Diary) and (Form 6/ Individual Diary)
Diary was left in the hh for one month
Recall period for food items:
Food purchased in bulk: within the last month
Staple food and other food items: current month exp
Quantity was collected in different unit of measurement
The prices was collected in Rufiyya (MVR)
235 food items collected

7. Limitations Food file was not cleaned after the survey.
Quantity in different unit of measurement (mostly local units).
Food items was not specific and combination of many items.
No country specific FCT

8. Analysis of micro indicators on food security

9. Prevalence of Undernourishment
PoU (survey)
PoU (SOFI)
DEC
(survey)
DES
(SOFI)
MDER
Maldives
1.4
5.4
2976
2870
1786
Urban
25.1
2272
1815
Rural
0.5
3317
1771
PoU – Prevalence of Undernourishment
DEC- Dietary Energy Consumption (kcal/person/day)
DES- Dietary Energy Supply (kcal/caput/day)

10. Analysis of depth of food deficit (kcal/person/day)
National
8.9
Urban
186.7
rural
3.1

11. Shares of food consumption by food sources (in monetary value)
Share of food consumption in total income (%) (Engel ratio)
Purchased
Own production
other
Away from home
Maldives
18.35
91.17
0.85
2.8
5.17
Quintiles
Poorest
63.45
91.61
1.35
3.66
3.88 2
35.12
92.18
0.77
3.25
3.80 3
23.28
91.84
0.87
2.90
4.39 4
17.52
91.56
0.48
2.67
5.29
Richest
9.45
89.24
0.94
1.96
7.85

12. Nutrient contribution to dietary energy consumption
Share of protein
Share of fat
Share of carbohydrates
National
12.21
24.29
63.49
Urban
14.82
26.93
58.17
rural
11.34
23.41
65.25
Gender
Male
11.74
26.95
61.27
Female
12.73
21.29
65.99

13. Food consumption by food commodity groups