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Summary
Food security deteriorated drastically among sampled IDP households in East Darfur. The deterioration was moderate for sampled resident households, and minor for sampled households in mixed communities. Despite deteriorating food security and worryingly low levels of purchasing power across all households, food consumption issues continue to be overwhelmingly concentrated among IDPs. IDPs were more likely to be food insecure than resident or mixed community households.
Food Security
Food security significantly deteriorated among sampled IDP households, with a six-fold increase in the proportion of food insecure households compared to May of last year. In contrast, while food insecurity among resident and mixed communities increased over the last three FSMS rounds, these populations maintained significantly lower overall levels of food insecurity. The overall deterioration since November was mainly due to price increases and reduced participation in agricultural labour due to the poor previous agricultural season. IDPs, less likely to cultivate on land they own, were affected by a decrease in the demand for seasonal agricultural labor.
Household Food Consumption
Food consumption deteriorated sharply among IDP communities, greatly contributing to the increase in food insecurity. Nearly half of IDP households exhibited poor food consumption, an near record level of vulnerability. This trend also held for resident and mixed community populations, although they registered much better absolute levels of food consumption compared to the IDPs.