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The characteristics of the households in the sample are similar to national statistics: 77% of the households were located in the rural sector, three out of four households were either vulnerable or most vulnerable. [...] Although the sample is not a representative of the national population, the data analysis was performed for a considerably large sample size, along with the descriptive analysis, which enhances the understanding on the vulnerability of households to food insecurity in the current context. [...] In terms of vulnerability stratification, 35% of the households in the sample were from the most-vulnerable classification, while 41% and 24% of the households were from the vulnerable and non-vulnerable classification, respectively (Table 7). [...] Although the sample is not a representative of the national population, the data analysis was performed for a considerably large sample size, along with the descriptive analysis, which enhances the understanding on the vulnerability of households to food insecurity in the current context. [...] About half of the households in the rural areas, that are known for their agrarian lifestyle, engaged exclusively in home gardening while a third of the households exclusively engaged in commercial farming—a sixth of the households in the rural areas engaged in both.