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Table 1 Numeric and categorical measures of food security based on the USDA food security core module

From: Cash crops and food security: evidence from smallholder cocoa and cashew farmers in Ghana

Range of food security

Categorical food security status

0.0–2.2

Food Secure

2.4–4.4

Food Insecure Without Hunger

4.7–6.4

Food Insecure Without Hunger, Moderate

6.6–9.3

Food Insecure Without Hunger, Severe