**7.6 Categorization of food insecurity**

Determining acceptable parameters to employ both within a setting and when comparing results from other areas or countries is another challenge that must be overcome when attempting to quantify food security. Several different food security indicators clarify the plan of limitations for determining levels of food insecurity, which provide precise information on the topic.

The IPC provides precise classification standards since this classification directly defines the priority response objectives it strives to achieve. Food insecurity is classified into categorical groups that are not as significant for other measures, such as the CSI, FCS, and HFIAS, which provide quantitative scores. Instead, comparing values' fluctuation across a specific population may be more helpful. It was observed that the persistent and present food insecurity complications are associated with severe and moderate food insecurity parameters. A variety of food insecurity conditions like chronic, moderate chronic, severe transitory, and transitory food insecurity are briefly described by Devereux [42]. It is essential to accomplish the limits, and the classification of food insecurity is described well, regardless of the approach used for measuring and categorizing food insecurity.
