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The Global Food Security Index 2019 Exploring challenges, developing solutions An infographic by WHAT IS THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INDEX? The Global Food Security Index is a comprehensive assessment of the state of global food security. The Index looks beyond measuring hunger alone to the underlying factors driving food insecurity across three internationally established dimensions: WHY IS THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INDEX IMPORTANT? The Global Food Security Index finds that almost every country has a large enough food supply to meet its population’s needs… An additional layer, the Natural Resources and Resilience rankings, shows how climate-related and natural resource risks can pose a threat global food security. How resilient is the food system in the face of climate and natural resource risks? NATURAL RESOURCES AND RESILIENCE AFFORDABILITY QUALITY AND SAFETY Do people have sufficient economic access to food? Are people’s nutritional and dietary needs being met to ensure an active and healthy life? AVAILABILITY Do people have sufficient physical access to food? Availability of food alone is not enough to solve global hunger. By highlighting the strengths and challenges of food systems across the world, the GFSI is an invaluable tool in guiding decisions to transform the way we feed the world. of countries in the index, or more of the population is undernourished. 10% more than a third yet in of countries in the index report that there is enough available food supply in the country 88% Deforestation Urbanisation Flooding WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CHALLENGES IN ENSURING FOOD SECURITY? Food security is a complex, multi-dimensional issue. In order to assure food security now and in the future, countries need to… WHAT ARE THE MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND RESILIENCE RISKS FOR FOOD SECURITY? Food systems are highly susceptible to the impacts of climate change and natural resource risks. These risks include: In nearly one-quarter of countries, more than 20% of people fall below the global poverty line for lower-middle income countries. Nearly 30% of countries have limited or no access to agricultural financing programmes. Agricultural infrastructure for producing and transporting food lags behind in landlocked, low income and Sub-Saharan countries. There are gaps in global availability of essential vitamins and minerals. …ensure that food is affordable…. …sufficiently available for their population… …and meeting their dietary needs. Only half of countries have recently updated national guidelines for a healthy diet with a visual guide. 25% of countries have insufficient availability less than 9mg person/day 31% of countries have insufficient VITAMIN A availability less than 600mcg RAE/person/day USA Venezuela Ireland Burundi Yemen Singapore Countries with the highest score Countries with the lowest score The Economist Intelligence Unit 2019 For more information, please visit: https://foodsecurityindex.eiu.com. g l o b al p o v e r t y li n e 20% are on less than $3.20/day of people LAND EXPOSURE WATER OCEANS DEMOGRAPHIC STRESSES ADAPTIVE CAPACITY SENSITIVITY Countries with the lowest risk Countries with the highest risk Bahrain Indonesia Denmark Finland Tajikistan Czech Republic Source: NIH, Global Nutrient Database Supported by

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Page 1: The Global Food Security Index 2019...The Global Food Security Index ﬁnds that almost every country has a large enough food supply to meet its population’s needs… An additional

The Global Food Security Index 2019Exploring challenges, developing solutions

An infographic by

WHAT IS THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INDEX? The Global Food Security Index is a comprehensive assessment of the state of global food security. The Index looks

beyond measuring hunger alone to the underlying factors driving food insecurity across three internationally established dimensions:

WHY IS THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INDEX IMPORTANT?The Global Food Security Index finds that almost every country has a large enough food

supply to meet its population’s needs…

An additional layer, the Natural Resources and Resilience rankings, shows how climate-related and natural resource risks can pose a threat global food security.

How resilient is the food system in the face of climate and natural resource risks?

NATURAL RESOURCES AND RESILIENCE

AFFORDABILITY QUALITY AND SAFETY

Do people have su�icient economic access to food?

Are people’s nutritional and dietary needs being met to ensure an active and healthy life?

AVAILABILITY

Do people have su�icient physical access to food?

Availability of food alone is not enough to solve global hunger. By highlighting the strengths and challenges of food systems across the world, the GFSI is an invaluable tool in guiding decisions to transform the way we feed the world.

of countries in the index,

or more of the population is undernourished.

10%more thana third

yet inof countries in the indexreport that there is enough available food supply in the country

88%

Deforestation

Urbanisation

Flooding

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CHALLENGES IN ENSURING FOOD SECURITY?Food security is a complex, multi-dimensional issue. In order to assure food security now

and in the future, countries need to…

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND RESILIENCE RISKS FOR FOOD SECURITY?

Food systems are highly susceptible to the impacts of climate change and natural resource risks. These risks include: