Geographic unit

May be national or sub-national, and include several unit types such as Administrative Unit, Market, Border Point, Crop Production Reporting Unit, or Livelihood Zone.

Global Support Unit (GSU)

At the global level, the IPC is governed by the IPC Global Steering Committee and is composed of senior officers representing the 15 partner organizations. The Steering Committee is responsible for strategically guiding and positioning the IPC globally. The GSU is the operational arm of the IPC Global Steering Committee. Hosted at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, the IPC GSU promotes the IPC within global decision-making structures and develops and updates IPC protocols and technical guidance based on inputs from the Technical Advisory Group (TAG). It also provides capacity development, technical and communication support to countries, as well as quality assurance oversight, among other things.

See International Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).

Groundnuts

A variety of legumes that produce seeds on the ground. Peanuts are a type of groundnut.