Assessing the Affordability of Nutrient-Adequate Diets

The affordability of nutritious diets is increasingly used as a metric how well food system provides access to for all. Recent work on least-cost has focused individuals, while most and anti-poverty programs policies target the household level. Members within households have differing nutritional needs, presenting methodological question: should cost be estimated at level This study develops bounds cost, affordability, seasonal variation whole households, illustrated with example Malawi. When intrahousehold sharing not possible observe, bounded approach insights into range extent which may vary seasonally. results reveal that when meals are shared, ignoring demographic diversity greatly underestimates adequate diets.