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TIMOR-LESTE: COST OF THE DIET
Timor-Leste is facing high acute food insecurity due to inflated food prices, reduced purchasing power, and the persistent impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the 2021 and 2022 floods.
Amid these challenges, everyday households are finding it increasingly harder to afford nutritious food.
The cost of a nutrient-adequate diet (that meets energy, protein, fat and micronutrient requirements) is now over US$ 4 (78%) higher than in 2019. This is a notable threat to nutrition across the country.
Based on the food found available on the market during the month of March 2023, it was not possible to estimate the cost of the nutrient-adequate basket in three municipalities (Atauro, Oecusse-Ambeno, and Liquiçá) due to the lack of certain nutritious foods, especially the iron-rich ones.