MalawiFoodSystems_Household_and_individual surveys

Data were collected from 400 households (200 in each district), at two time points – May 2017, representing a post-harvest season when maize prices are expected to be low, and February/March 2018 representing a lean season (usually October to March) with maize prices expected to be high.

The household survey included questions about: demographics and household characteristics, including questions regarding household assets based on the Demographic and Health Surveys (USAID); agricultural activities undertaken by the household; food and non-food expenditure; food obtained from non-purchased sources; food security; and a dietary assessment of household dietary diversity. The individual survey included a dietary assessment of individual dietary diversity.