The FAO has developed a monitoring system in 26 food crisis countries to better understand the impacts of various shocks on agricultural livelihoods, food security and local value chains. The Monitoring System consists of primary data collected from households on a periodic basis (more or less every four months, depending on seasonality). Data collection was carried out in Iraq from 8 to 21 June 2023 using telephone interviews (CATI) in 18 governorates during the harvest season of main crops, such as wheat and barley. The sample size is representative at national and at governorate-level. For more information, please go to https://data-in-emergencies.fao.org/pages/monitoring