Fill the Nutrient Gap (FNG) Afghanistan: Price Fluctuations and Loss of Livelihoods. The COVID-19 Pandemic Makes a Nutritious Diet Less Affordable

Fill the Nutrient Gap (FNG) Afghanistan: Price Fluctuations and Loss of Livelihoods. The COVID-19 Pandemic Makes a Nutritious Diet Less Affordable

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme (WFP), 2021.

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ELR2447

We estimate the impact of price changes and income shocks on the cost of a nutritious diet in Afghanistan based on a Fill the Nutrient Gap (FNG) analysis carried out in 2020. Combining Cost of the Diet (CotD) information with the economic profile of the livelihoods most affected by COVID-19 (such as casual and skilled labour, small business, and petty trade), we highlight geographic priority areas for targeting the population that may have moved below, or further below, the threshold of affordability of a nutritious diet. Using this method we estimate that the lowest cost nutritious diet may cost at least 6 percent more, on average, between March and September 2020.

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