Methods, Tools, and Metrics for Evaluating Market Food Environments in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

The report aims to identify and prioritize methods, and metrics for evaluating market food environments in low- and middle-income countries. It presents findings from a landscape assessment, a ranking exercise, and a survey of experts to identify suitable assessments for monitoring and evaluating informal and formal market food environments in diverse contexts. The report highlights the importance of understanding food environments in low- and middle-income countries, where diets are increasingly dependent on purchased foods, and where food environments are shifting with expanded globalization.