Tajikistan Quarterly Household Food Security and Market Update (July-September 2022) – Tajikistan

Major Findings

Total meals safety state of affairs

The meals safety evaluation carried out in September 2022 categorised 18 p.c of households in Tajikistan as meals insecure. In comparison with the evaluation carried out for the prior quarter in Might 2022, the proportion of meals insecure households has barely declined, by 3 share factors.

There have been no important adjustments in coping methods adopted by households from lack of entry to meals in September 2022 in comparison with Might 2022. In comparison with a 12 months in the past (August 2021), a bigger proportion of households in September 2022 reported adopting livelihood-eroding coping methods to entry meals, akin to lowering the price of healthcare and schooling and spending financial savings to purchase meals.

Family Earnings

In September 2022, 27 p.c of households reported an revenue decline in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months, though this proportion was 8 share factors decrease than the findings of Might 2022.

Among the many households that reported an revenue decline, 24 p.c famous that it might have a major influence of their skill to entry meals.

Issues of the households

Though there was not a lot change in comparison with Might 2022, there was a rise by 7 share factors within the proportion of households expressing considerations about their common well-being in comparison with the August 2021 evaluation. The principle concern expressed was the rising meals costs.

Meals costs

Costs of key commodities have stabilized within the interval between July and September 2022, together with wheat flour and edible oils, in comparison with the earlier quarter.
Consequently, the price of the month-to-month family meals basket declined from 1,720 Somoni to 1,670 Somoni.

Buying energy

An evaluation of buying capability of expert and unskilled each day wage labourers confirmed that expert labourers earned barely greater than what is required to have no less than one family month-to-month meals basket whereas the unskilled wage labourers have been unable to afford a single meals basket.