Food Security Measurements and Indicators

OECS Snapshot

Climate Change/ Natural Disasters

High Energy Costs

• Reliance on Imported Foods • Improve contribution of Agriculture to GDP • High levels of unemployment for young workers • Aging Farming Population & Inadequate farming systems • Prevalence of nutrition and public health related diseases • Climate Change and Natural Disasters • COVID 19 Pandemic • Data for defining and monitoring of food security appears to be inadequate

Problematic Water Supply

Growing Demand for Food

Injection of Capital Funds

Scarce Foreign Reserves

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