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Small Island Atoll Countries
Children of the big islands:Food security indicator brainstorming session
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 caughtChange in agricultural crops
Utilisation
Health indicators that are relevant to health problems in atoll countriesE.g. Body mass indexInstance of NCDsBirth weightVitamin deficiency
Access
Average income (individual or household level)Income inequality% of household without own land plotRate of rural-urban migration (loss of own production?)Disruption to transport/trade schedule
Stability
Food component of CPIInflation rate of prices of rice and other staple goodsRainfall (mm/month or year) – affects stability of food productionA measure of increased volatility in weather patterns.Number of extreme weather events e.g. cyclones, droughts.Extent or rate of land degradationSalt water intrusionSeasonal change in fish stocks due to fish migration
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