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7 in 10 Lankans adopting food-coping strategies: WFP
View(s):Nearly seven in ten households — 68 percent of the country’s total population — are turning to food- coping strategies such as eating less preferred food, reducing the number of meals, and limiting portion sizes, according to the latest World Food Programme (WFP) survey.
Around one-third (32 percent) of households are food insecure, and 3.4 million people are being prioritised to receive emergency assistance, the WFP’s Household Food Security survey issued this week said.
The survey confirms the findings of the recently released Hunger Hotspots report, according to which Sri Lanka is a ‘hotspot of high concern’.
The monthly update noted that markets are reporting concerns about price volatility and the unavailability of items, with traders reporting an increase in prices of cereal foods and non-cereal food items. “This volatility in prices is further threatening food security across the country.”
Food inflation (year-on-year) in urban areas of the Colombo district remained high in October at 85.6 percent, according to the Colombo Consumer Price Index released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
The WFP has expanded its operations by rolling out in-kind food assistance and school meals by reaching out to101,040 people with cash assistance from October 24 to November 6 in addition to the school meals programme that is currently underway. Around 490,000 people have received WFP assistance since the start of the emergency response so far.
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