Appendix C

Worksheet to identify cereal consumption patterns

Purpose

:  This worksheet will guide the analyst through a series of steps to identify the

major consumption patterns in their country.  The steps described below are intended to

be sequential, and should be done in order.  The objective for this worksheet is to have a

spatial understanding of consumption patterns throughout the country.  This input will be

very important in selecting which commodities will be monitored intensively, and which

commodities will be monitored extensively.

Steps:

1. 

Photocopy this worksheet.  Use only the photocopy for the steps described below.

The original should remain unmarked in the manual for future use.

2. 

Fill out the table below answering the following questions:

a. 

List the major staple foods consumed in your country.

b. 

Rank each staple food in terms of its importance in national consumption.

c. 

For each staple food, state whether it is consumed by poorer households,

wealthier households, or all households.

d. 

For each staple food, state whether it is consumed by rural households, urban

households, or all households.

e. 

Is this commodity consumed or in the entire country or only in specific parts?

     Staple food

Rank          Poor/wealthy/all HH's?      Rural/urban/          Region

        all  HH's?            Specific

             (a)

   (b)

(c)

   (d)                   (e)

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