Transcript Group 3
Children of the big islands:
Food security indicator brainstorming session
Small Island Atoll Countries
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
Utilisation
Health indicators that are relevant to health problems
in atoll countries
E.g. Body mass index
Instance of NCDs
Birth weight
Vitamin deficiency
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
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
The End
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