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Threshold Definitions
The Survival Threshold is the total income required to cover:
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100% of minimum food energy needs (2100 kcals per person per day),
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the costs associated with food preparation and consumption (i.e. salt, soap
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Kerosene and/or firewood for cooking and basic lighting),
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any expenditure on water for human consumption
It has two components:
• The survival food basket (staple)
• The survival non-food basket (minimum non-staple basket)
The Livelihoods Protection Threshold represents the total income required to sustain local livelihoods. This means total expenditure to:
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ensure basic survival
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maintain access to basic services (e.g. routine medical and schooling expenses),
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sustain livelihoods in the medium to longer term (e.g. regular purchase of seeds, inputs vet drugs);
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support a locally acceptable standard of living (e.g. sugar, coffee, pepper, etc)
This is the line below which an intervention is required to maintain existing livelihood assets.
