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Food Security Indicator Brainstorming for Small Island Atoll Countries

Join us for a collaborative session to discuss key factors impacting food security in small island atoll countries. We will explore various indicators such as average food consumption, trade ratios, household expenditure, dietary energy values, health metrics, income levels, and environmental factors affecting stability. Let's work together to address challenges and seek sustainable solutions for ensuring food security in these unique island environments.

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Food Security Indicator Brainstorming for Small Island Atoll Countries

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  1. Children of the big islands: Food security indicator brainstorming session Small Island Atoll Countries

  2. Availability • Average food consumption in monetary value ($/person/day) (HIES) • Ratio of value of food exports to value of food imports (customs/trade data) • Share of household food expenditure on locally produced food (HIES) • Share of food expenditure in total expenditure (HIES) • Average food consumption in dietary energy value (kcal/person/day) • Share of food expenditure on purchased food. • Share of food expenditure on locally produced food. • Change in fish caught • Change in agricultural crops

  3. Utilisation • Health indicators that are relevant to health problems in atoll countries • E.g. Body mass index • Instance of NCDs • Birth weight • Vitamin deficiency

  4. Access • Average income (individual or household level) • Income inequality • % of household without own land plot • Rate of rural-urban migration (loss of own production?) • Disruption to transport/trade schedule

  5. Stability • Food component of CPI • Inflation rate of prices of rice and other staple goods • Rainfall (mm/month or year) – affects stability of food production • A measure of increased volatility in weather patterns. • Number of extreme weather events e.g. cyclones, droughts. • Extent or rate of land degradation • Salt water intrusion • Seasonal change in fish stocks due to fish migration

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