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Children of the big islands: Food security indicator brainstorming session

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)

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Children of the big islands: Food security indicator brainstorming session

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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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