Data collection and analysis tools for food security and nutrition

participants who contributed with very 
valuable inputs and comments to the two 
open consultations, first on the scope of the 
report, and second on its advanced draft (“V0”). 
These contributions were channelled through 
the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and 
Nutrition (FSN-Forum). These contributions, as 
well as all the documents generated throughout 
the process of elaboration of this report, are 
available on the HLPE-FSN website: 
https://
www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe/
.
The HLPE-FSN thanks all the anonymous peer-
reviewers for their comments and feedback on 
the pre-final draft (“V1”) of the report. 
Participants in the CFS “intersessional event” 
titled “Closing data gaps and promoting 
evidence-informed decision-making for food 
security and nutrition” on 1 July 2021 also 
deserve a warm thank for their valuable and 
timely inputs, which can be found at: 
https://
www.fao.org/cfs/events/events-details/
en/c/1412339/
. 
The collaboration with Canopy-Translation for 
the layout of the report was pleasant and fruitful. 
The HLPE-FSN also acknowledges Ms Dianne 
Berest for the very careful editing of the English 
version and provision of excellent and useful 
comments, and the translators into the other five 
official UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, 
Russian, Spanish). 
The HLPE-FSN process is entirely funded 
through voluntary contributions. HLPE-FSN 
reports are independent collective scientific 
undertakings on topics requested by the 
Committee on World Food Security Plenary. 
HLPE-FSN reports are global public goods. 
The HLPE-FSN thanks the donors who have 
contributed since 2010 to the HLPE-FSN Trust 
Fund, or provided in-kind contributions, thereby 
enabling the process of work of the HLPE-
FSN, while fully respecting its independence. 
Since its creation in 2010, the HLPE-FSN has 
been supported, including through in-kind 
contributions, by: Australia, China, Ethiopia, 
the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, 
Ireland, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, the 
Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sudan, 
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ABDI
Agrobiodiversity Index
AFI
Acute food insecurity
AgCROS
Agricultural Collaborative Research Outcomes System
AI
Artificial intelligence
AMIS
Agricultural Market Information System
ARS
Agricultural Research Service
CATI
Computer-assisted telephone interviews
CFI
Chronic food insecurity
CFS
Committee on World Food Security
CHNRI
Child Health Nutrition Research Initiative 
CSIS
Center for Strategic and International Studies
CSO
Civil society organization
CWIQ
Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire
DHS
Demographic and Health Surveys
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
FAIR
Findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FCDB
Food composition database
FCT
Food composition tables
FIES
Food Insecurity Experience Scale
FPIC
Free, Prior and Informed Consent
FSN
Food security and nutrition
FSNAU
Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit
GAFSP
Global Agriculture and Food Security Program
GES DISC
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
GFW
Global Forest Watch
GLDAS
Global Land Data Assimilation System
GODAN
Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition
GSARS
Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics
HIES
Household Income and Expenditure Surveys
HiHI
Hand-in-Hand Initiative

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HLPE-FSN
High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition
IFPRI
International Food Policy Research Institute
IMR
Institute of Marine Research
INFOODS
International Network of Food Data Systems
INSO
International NGO Safety Organisation
IPBES
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
IoT
Internet of things
IPC
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
IUU
Illegal, unreported and unregulated
IVR
Interactive voice response
LSMS
Living Standards Measurement Study
MDG
Millennium Development Goal
MICS
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
MODIS
Moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer
MYPoW
Multi-year Programme of Work
N.A.
Not applicable
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASS
National Agricultural Statistics Service
NGO
Non-governmental organization
NIHR
National Institute for Health Research
NSO
National statistical office
Norad
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
ODK
Open-Data Kit
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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