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CARICOM is once again working with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation to collect more information about food security in the Caribbean.
This is part of the Caribbean Food Security and Livelihoods Survey, which first began in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. It gathers responses from people in both English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries.
The goal is to understand how things like climate change, wars, and economic problems are affecting people’s ability to get food. The survey also looks at how agriculture and fishing are being affected.
Dr. Wendell Samuel from CARICOM said the Caribbean must keep working to improve its food systems. He warned that global challenges keep showing how vulnerable small Caribbean economies are. He said teamwork and new technology are key to achieving food independence.
Data from the previous seven surveys is available online in a public dashboard. This allows people to view results by country and break them down by gender, age, and language. The dashboard also shows how natural disasters and access to shops affect people’s lives.
WFP’s Country Director, Brian Bogart, said that the survey results help create programs that can support people before a crisis hits.
The survey is anonymous and open to all Caribbean residents aged 18 and over. It can be filled out in English, Spanish, French, or Dutch and can be accessed here.
Analysis for data collected from each of the previous seven rounds of the survey is publicly accessible through a dashboard. With the dashboard, the public can access country-specific findings with the option to look at the findings across different categories including gender, age and the main language spoken. In addition to data on food security, the data in the dashboard provides key insights into the impact of natural hazards, and access to markets for shopping.
The dashboard can be accessed here.
This effort is supported by the Government of Canada, the European Union, and other partners in the Caribbean.
Source: CARICOM.
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