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AFCAS 23, 2013 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS 1
Outline
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Food Security
ECONOMIC
Domestic Food Price Level Index food price level relative to prices of other goods STATIC and
ACCESS
DYNAMIC
DETERMINANTS
Access to improved water sources
availability of hygienic conditions allowing to utilize food UTILIZATION
Access to improved sanitation facilities
Percentage of children under 5 years of age affected by wasting incidence of low weight for height in children
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted incidence of low height for age in children OUTCOMES
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are underweight incidence of low weight for age in children
Percent of adults who are underweight incidence of low weight for age in adults
UTILIZATION
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) incidence of anemia deficiency in pregnant women population
Prevalence of anemia among children under 5 (%) incidence of anemia in children
Prevalence of Vitamin A deficiency (forecoming) incidence of Vitamin A deficiency
Prevalence of Iodine deficiency (forecoming) incidence of Iodine deficiency
Towards a Food Security Index
Approach:
• Based on the Suite of Indicators
presented in the State of Food
Insecurity 2013 Report
• How to summarize information from a
wide set of indicators?
Indicators from the Suite
DIMENSIONS FOOD SECURITY INDICATORS
Average Dietary Energy Supply Adequacy
Average Value of Food Production
AVAILABILITY Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers
Average protein supply
Average supply of protein of animal origin
Prevalence of undernourishment
Advantages:
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