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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