Cayman Islands

Diagnose and Decide Scorecard
Food Environments
Food Supply Chains
Cereal losses
Fruit losses
Pulse losses
Vegetable losses
Outcomes
Biodiversity impact of food consumption
Eutrophication of food consumption
Greenhouse gas emissions of food consumption
Soil biodiversity threats index
Water use linked to food consumption
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity
Prevalence of undernourishment
Children (6-23 months): Minimum diet diversity
Adult diabetes prevalence
Adult raised blood pressure
Adult obesity
Anemia in women
Stunting in children under 5 years
Under 5 Overweight and Obesity
Wasting in children under 5 years
Unlikely Challenge Area
Potential Challenge Area
Likely Challenge Area
Missing Data

Indicators

Annual population growth (%)

DriversPopulation growth and migration
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Percent of the urban population of total population (%)

DriversUrbanization
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Affordability of a healthy diet

Food EnvironmentsFood affordability
0.5
2017

Cost of an energy sufficient diet

Food EnvironmentsFood affordability
1.1
2017 PPP dollar/capita/day
2017

Cost of legumes, nuts, and seeds relative to the starchy staples in a least-cost healthy diet

Food EnvironmentsFood affordability
0.5
2017

Retail value of packaged food sales per person

Food EnvironmentsProduct properties
1,271.7
USD/capita
2017

Retail value of ultra-processed food sales per person

Food EnvironmentsProduct properties
891.4
USD/capita
2017

Number of modern grocery retailers per 100,000 population

Food EnvironmentsVendor properties
36.3
2017

Number of supermarkets per 100,000 population

Food EnvironmentsVendor properties
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Average crop species richness

Food Supply ChainsProduction systems and input supply
2
crops/ha
2015

Agricultural land change during the last 10 years

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
0
1000 ha/year
2008–2018

Average proportion of natural vegetation embedded in agricultural lands

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
30
%
2015

Total ecological footprint of consumption per person

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
5.8
global ha/capita
2019

Total ecological footprint of production per person

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
3.2
global ha/capita
2019

All Suggested Policies and Actions

We’ve identified the following policies and actions that might address issues with the food system of Cayman Islands.

Action
Restrict all forms of marketing, advertising and in-store promotions of HFSS foods, particularly to children.
Impact
Reduce appeal foods high in fat, sugar and salt to children.
Action
Implement taxes to decrease affordability and incentivise reformulation of sugary drinks and foods high in fats, sugars and salt food.
Impact
Decrease affordability of sugary drinks and foods high in fats, sugars and salt to all populations.
Action
Support the production and consumption of nutritious indigenous crops through agrobiodiverse cropping systems, agricultural extension, breeding programmes, subsidies, land tenure rights, regulatory protection, market development and public awareness.
Impact
Increase availability and appeal of nutritious foods to producer households and all other populations.
Action
Research and develop alternative proteins sources and share the research in the public domain.
Impact
Increase availability, affordability and appeal of alternative micronutrient-rich protein sources and reduce appeal of red meat to high red-meat consumers.