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Table 3 Food security status of households and intensity of crop diversification

From: The role of crop diversification in improving household food security in central Malawi

Food security/insecurity indicator

% of households in category

Average CDI index by category

FCS

 Poor FCS

21.77

0.6

 Borderline FCS

25.09

0.61

 Acceptable FCS

53.14

0.54

HFIAS

 Food secure

22.9

0.58

 Mild to moderate food insecure

70.5

0.58

 Severely food insecure

6.6

0.55