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Rating of Food Security
Rating of food security is an indicator that is obtained using a participatory approach to examine farmer perceptions on the ability of the crop to provide enough food during the year.
How to operationalize the metric
Method of data collection and data needed to compute the method:
This measure involves farmers rating the new technology compared to the conventional on its ability to provide enough food for consumption. Farmers may be asked, for example, if they prefer a new technology to a conventional one; which of two crops may provide more food for the household; and how they would rate the new technology in alleviating food insecurity (providing enough food throughout the year). The ratings are scaled as 1 for poor, 2 for intermediate, and 3for good. These ratings can be used to scale up across groups to assess the potential of the technology.
Unit of analysis:
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Limitations regarding estimating and interpreting:
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