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<rdf:Description rdf:about="q-cfsvans-2012-community-eng.pdf"><rdf:label><![CDATA[Rwanda Comprehensive Food Security and vulnerability Analysis and Nutrition Survey 2012-Village Informant Questionnaire]]></rdf:label><dc:title><![CDATA[Rwanda Comprehensive Food Security and vulnerability Analysis and Nutrition Survey 2012-Village Informant Questionnaire]]></dc:title><dc:creator><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:creator><dc:publisher><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2014-01-01</dcterms:created><dc:format><![CDATA[Document, PDF [application/pdf]]]></dc:format><dc:type><![CDATA[Document, Questionnaire [doc/qst]]]></dc:type><dcterms:spatial><![CDATA[Rwanda [rwa]]]></dcterms:spatial><dc:description><![CDATA[This is community questionnaire for the survey.]]></dc:description></rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about="q-cfsvans-2012-household-eng.pdf"><rdf:label><![CDATA[Rwanda Comprehensive Food Security and vulnerability Analysis and Nutrition Survey 2012-Household Questionnaire]]></rdf:label><dc:title><![CDATA[Rwanda Comprehensive Food Security and vulnerability Analysis and Nutrition Survey 2012-Household Questionnaire]]></dc:title><dc:creator><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:creator><dc:publisher><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2014-01-01</dcterms:created><dc:format><![CDATA[Document, PDF [application/pdf]]]></dc:format><dc:type><![CDATA[Document, Questionnaire [doc/qst]]]></dc:type><dc:description><![CDATA[This is household questionnaire for the survey.]]></dc:description></rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about="q-cfsvans-2012-woman-and-child-nutrition-eng.pdf"><rdf:label><![CDATA[Rwanda Comprehensive Food Security and vulnerability Analysis and Nutrition Survey 2012-mother-and-child-nutrition-Questionnaire]]></rdf:label><dc:title><![CDATA[Rwanda Comprehensive Food Security and vulnerability Analysis and Nutrition Survey 2012-mother-and-child-nutrition-Questionnaire]]></dc:title><dc:creator><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:creator><dc:publisher><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:publisher><dc:contributor><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:contributor><dcterms:created>2014-01-01</dcterms:created><dc:format><![CDATA[Document, PDF [application/pdf]]]></dc:format><dc:type><![CDATA[Document, Questionnaire [doc/qst]]]></dc:type><dcterms:spatial><![CDATA[Rwanda [rwa]]]></dcterms:spatial><dc:description><![CDATA[This is woman and child nutrition questionnaire for the survey.]]></dc:description></rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about="cfsvans-2012-final-report-v01.pdf"><rdf:label><![CDATA[Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis and Nutrition Survey 2012 Final Report]]></rdf:label><dc:title><![CDATA[Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis and Nutrition Survey 2012 Final Report]]></dc:title><dc:creator><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:creator><dc:publisher><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2012-10-01</dcterms:created><dc:format><![CDATA[Document, PDF [application/pdf]]]></dc:format><dc:type><![CDATA[Document, Report [doc/rep]]]></dc:type><dcterms:spatial><![CDATA[Rwanda [rwa]]]></dcterms:spatial><dc:description><![CDATA[This is the final report for the survey.]]></dc:description><dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[TABLE OF CONTENTS 
List of Figures, Tables, Boxes and Maps ........................................................................... ii 
Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................ v 
Foreword ...................................................................................................................... viii 
Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................... x 
Key findings ..................................................................................................................... 2 
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 4 
1.1 Rwanda's impressive accomplishements .................................................................. 4 
1.2 Poverty and inequality persist ................................................................................ 4 
1.3 Outlook and reasons for this assessment................................................................. 5 
2 Study objectives and methodology .......................................................................... 6 
2.1 Key objectives of the assessment ........................................................................... 6 
2.2 Conceptual framework and definitions..................................................................... 6 
2.3 Methodology ........................................................................................................ 7 
2.4 Study limitations .................................................................................................. 9 
3 The state of food security and nutrition in Rwanda in 2012 ................................... 11 
3.1 Increasing food availability .................................................................................. 11 
3.2 Markets are generally efficient and fair ................................................................. 18 
3.3 Half of households have difficulty accessing food .................................................... 29 
3.4 Almost four in five households had acceptable food consumption in March/April 2012 . 30 
3.5 Acceptable levels of acute malnutrition but still alarmingly high rates of chronic malnutrition for children under five .......... 37 
3.6 Women's nutritional status .................................................................................. 38 
4 Understanding the issues behind poor food consumption and chronic malnutrition in Rwanda .............. 40 
4.1 What are the individual factors that determine child stunting? ................................. 42 
4.2 What households are food insecure or have stunted children? .................................. 46 
4.3 Where do the food insecure households and the malnourished children live? ............. 62 
5 How shocks impact food security .......................................................................... 78 
5.1 Risk and vulnerability approach ............................................................................ 78 
5.2 Main shocks ....................................................................................................... 79 
5.3 Resilience and capacity to cope with shocks ........................................................... 82 
5.4 Rainfall deficit and erratic rainfall ......................................................................... 85 
5.5 Floods ............................................................................................................... 88 
5.6 Increases in staple food prices ............................................................................. 89 
6 What is being done? key tools and mechanisms in place to address poverty, malnutrition and food insecurity in Rwanda 92 
6.1 Assistance received ............................................................................................ 92 
6.2 Government led social protection ......................................................................... 96 
6.3 Livelihoods, agriculture and livestock support ........................................................ 99 
6.4 Education support ............................................................................................ 101 
6.5 Multisectoral strategy to eliminate malnutrition .................................................... 101 
6.6 Health ............................................................................................................ 101 
6.7 Food assistance ............................................................................................... 102 
7 The way forward to tackle food insecurity and malnutrition ................................ 103 
7.1 Conclusion ...................................................................................................... 103 
7.2 Recommendations ............................................................................................ 105 
Annexes (included in the CD-ROM) .............................................................................. 108]]></dcterms:tableOfContents></rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about="cfsvans-2012-references.xls"><rdf:label><![CDATA[References]]></rdf:label><dc:title><![CDATA[References]]></dc:title><dc:creator><![CDATA[World Food Program]]></dc:creator><dc:publisher><![CDATA[World Food Program]]></dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2012-07-01</dcterms:created><dc:format><![CDATA[Document, Microsoft Excel [application/msexcel]]]></dc:format><dc:type><![CDATA[Document, Report [doc/rep]]]></dc:type><dcterms:spatial><![CDATA[Rwanda [rwa]]]></dcterms:spatial><dc:description><![CDATA[These are references used in the final report writing.]]></dc:description></rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about="cfsvans-2012-detailed-methodology-eng.pdf"><rdf:label><![CDATA[Detailed Methodology for Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis &amp; Nutrition Survey 2012]]></rdf:label><dc:title><![CDATA[Detailed Methodology for Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis &amp; Nutrition Survey 2012]]></dc:title><dc:creator><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:creator><dc:publisher><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2012-01-01</dcterms:created><dc:format><![CDATA[Document, PDF [application/pdf]]]></dc:format><dc:type><![CDATA[Document, Technical [doc/tec]]]></dc:type><dcterms:spatial><![CDATA[Rwanda [rwa]]]></dcterms:spatial><dc:description><![CDATA[This is detailed methodology for the survey.]]></dc:description></rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about="cfsvans-2012-regression-analysis-eng.pdf"><rdf:label><![CDATA[Regression Analysis]]></rdf:label><dc:title><![CDATA[Regression Analysis]]></dc:title><dc:creator><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:creator><dc:publisher><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2012-10-01</dcterms:created><dc:format><![CDATA[Document, PDF [application/pdf]]]></dc:format><dc:type><![CDATA[Document, Technical [doc/tec]]]></dc:type><dcterms:spatial><![CDATA[Rwanda [rwa]]]></dcterms:spatial><dc:description><![CDATA[The document describes the survey regression analysis]]></dc:description></rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about="cfsvans-2012-water-requirements-satissfaction-index-methodology-eng.pdf"><rdf:label><![CDATA[Water Requirements satisfaction index Methodology]]></rdf:label><dc:title><![CDATA[Water Requirements satisfaction index Methodology]]></dc:title><dc:creator><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:creator><dc:publisher><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2012-05-01</dcterms:created><dc:format><![CDATA[Document, PDF [application/pdf]]]></dc:format><dc:type><![CDATA[Document, Technical [doc/tec]]]></dc:type><dcterms:spatial><![CDATA[Rwanda [rwa]]]></dcterms:spatial><dc:description><![CDATA[The document describes  the methodology used  for water requirements satisfaction index]]></dc:description></rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about="cfsvans-2012-eng-definitions-and- computation-of main- indicators.pdf"><rdf:label><![CDATA[Definitions and Computation of Main Indicators]]></rdf:label><dc:title><![CDATA[Definitions and Computation of Main Indicators]]></dc:title><dc:creator><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:creator><dc:publisher><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:publisher><dc:contributor><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:contributor><dcterms:created>2012-05-01</dcterms:created><dc:format><![CDATA[Document, PDF [application/pdf]]]></dc:format><dc:type><![CDATA[Document, Technical [doc/tec]]]></dc:type><dcterms:spatial><![CDATA[Rwanda [rwa]]]></dcterms:spatial><dc:description><![CDATA[The document describes the definitaions and computation of main indicators in the final report.]]></dc:description></rdf:Description>
<rdf:Description rdf:about="cfsvans-2012- microdata-files-v01.zip"><rdf:label><![CDATA[Microdata files  for Comprehensive Food Security and Venerability Analysis and Nutrition Survey 2012 (SPSS)]]></rdf:label><dc:title><![CDATA[Microdata files  for Comprehensive Food Security and Venerability Analysis and Nutrition Survey 2012 (SPSS)]]></dc:title><dc:creator><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda, World Food Program and the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources]]></dc:creator><dc:publisher><![CDATA[National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda]]></dc:publisher><dcterms:created>5-25-2016</dcterms:created><dc:format><![CDATA[Compressed, ZIP [application/zip]]]></dc:format><dc:type><![CDATA[Microdata File [dat/micro]]]></dc:type><dcterms:spatial><![CDATA[Rwanda]]></dcterms:spatial><dc:description><![CDATA[These are microdata files for Comprehensive Food Security and Venerability Analysis and Nutrition Survey 2012. The zip file contains data files in SPSS format and data tables in Excel.  ]]></dc:description></rdf:Description>
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