Where do the food insecure and vulnerable people live?
4. What are the underlying causes and threats to food security and nutrition? 5. What are the implications for food security interventions? Scope and methods For the purpose of the study, the country was divided into 25 ‘strata’.1 For each stratum, a representative sample of households was selected using a two-stage random sample. This sampling design allows for the comparison of key food security indicators across strata. While this CFSVA focuses on food security, it provides additional information on nutrition, health, markets, and community services/infrastructures. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. The data was obtained from 7,271 household questionnaires; 20,381 health and nutrition questionnaires; 379 trader questionnaires; 746 community questionnaires, and 25 focus group discussions. Data collection took place in October-November 2008. In Uganda, this corresponds to the end of the harvesting period and is typically a period of plenty. The nature of this seas
