Food security outcomes With regards to the quality of food consumed in Eswatini, the diets of around a third of the children do not meet minimum dietary diversity standards, with the proportion going up to a half of the children in Lubombo. [...] Thus, in Lubombo and Shiselweni specifically, where the quantity of food consumed is even lower than in the other regions, improvements can be attributed to the fact that food parcels were provided, and not to the livelihood strategies of the region becoming more sustainable. [...] However, in spite of improvements, the quantity of food consumed by households still remains quite low, with a proportion of the population experiencing moderate to severe food gaps, and improvements can be attributed to the fact that food parcels were provided, and not to the livelihood strategies of the region becoming more sustainable. [...] In the Chronic Food Insecurity analysis, it is classified in Level 3 (Moderate), and has, after Lubombo, the second highest proportion (20%) of the population in Moderate (Level 3) and Severe (Level 4) Chronic Food Insecurity from all the regions (38,000 people), with the poorest and the poor being most affected. [...] However, in spite of improvements, the quantity of food consumed by households still remains quite low, with a proportion of the population experiencing moderate to severe food gaps, and improvements can 16 ESWATINI | CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY ANALYSIS be attributed to the fact that food parcels were provided, and not to the livelihood strategies of the region becoming more sustainable.
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