Dessie town is one of the oldest and historical towns of Ethiopia. The town is located in South Wollo Zone of Amhara region, with an elevation between 2,470 and 2,550 metres above sea level.
The main purpose of this assessment is to assess the degree to which economic constraints might prevent households in Dessie town from having access to a nutritious diet.
The data collection and analysis set out to answer the following questions:
- What is the cost of a nutritionally adequate diet for typical households in Dessie town?
- What nutrients have the greatest influence on the cost of a nutritious diet?
- What local foods are inexpensive sources of essential micronutrients and could be promoted through program interventions?
- How affordable is a nutritious diet for a typical household in different wealth groups?
- How might nutrition, food security and social protection interventions improve access to a nutritious diet by households in the assessment area?
In addition, the Cost of the Diet Software was used to assess the:
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1. Potential impact of current infant feeding practices on cost, quality and composition of a nutritious diet of a 6-8 month child by: reducing breast milk intake by 25% and replacing 25% of breast milk with 25% cow’s milk. 2. The impact of kitchen gardening (carrot, cabage, kale, tomato). 3. The modelling of dairy farming on the impact on cost, quality and composition of a nutritious diet for rest of the family. |