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It also provides indicators on the cost and affordability of an energy-sufficient diet and of a nutrient-adequate diet. These indicators are explained in detail in [the Food Prices for Nutrition DataHub](https://www.worldbank.org/foodpricesfornutrition).","producer":"Herforth et al. (2022), adapted by World Bank","citationFull":"- World Bank (2025), Food Prices for Nutrition database, version 4.0, updated 30 July 2025. Washington, DC: The World Bank. https://doi.org/10.57966/41AN-KY81\n- FAO (2025), Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet database, updated 28 July 2025. Rome, FAO. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CAHD","attribution":"FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024)","versionProducer":"4.0","urlMain":"https://databank.worldbank.org/source/food-prices-for-nutrition","dateAccessed":"2025-08-04","datePublished":"2025-07-30","license":{"url":"https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/legal/terms-of-use-for-datasets","name":"CC BY 4.0"}}]}