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Assessing Food Systems Performance
Food Supply Chains
Production systems and input supply
Storage and distribution
Cereal losses
Fruit losses
Pulse losses
Vegetable losses
Food Environments
Food availability
Dietary energy in the food supply
Share of dietary energy from cereals, roots, and tubers
Supply of fruit
Supply of pulses
Supply of vegetables
Food affordability
Affordability of a healthy diet
Cost of a healthy diet relative to the cost of sufficient energy from starchy staples
Cost of an energy sufficient diet
Cost of fruits and vegetables relative to starchy staples in a least cost healthy diet
Cost of legumes, nuts, and seeds relative to the starchy staples in a least-cost healthy diet
Percent of the population who cannot afford a healthy diet
Product properties
Outcomes
Environmental impacts
Biodiversity impact of food consumption
Eutrophication of food consumption
Greenhouse gas emissions of food consumption
Soil biodiversity threats index
Total ecological footprint of consumption per person
Total ecological footprint of production per person
Water use linked to food consumption
Food security
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity
Prevalence of undernourishment
Infant and young child feeding practices
Children (6-23 months): Minimum diet diversity
Prevalence of Infants (6-23 months) Consuming No Meat, Fish, or Eggs
Prevalence of Infants (6-23 months) Consuming Zero Fruits and Vegetables
Nutritional status
Adult obesity
Anemia in women
Stunting in children under 5 years
Under 5 Overweight and Obesity
Underweight in Women
Wasting in children under 5 years
Noncommunicable diseases
Adult diabetes prevalence
Adult raised blood pressure
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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Retail value of packaged food sales per person (USD/capita)

Food EnvironmentsProduct properties
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Retail value of ultra-processed food sales per person (USD/capita)

Food EnvironmentsProduct properties
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Number of modern grocery retailers per 100,000 population

Food EnvironmentsVendor properties
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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
4
crops/ha
2015

Cereal yield (kg/ha)

Food Supply ChainsProduction systems and input supply
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Share of employment in agriculture (%)

Food Supply ChainsProduction systems and input supply
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Agricultural land change during the last 10 years

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
-0.1
1000 ha/year
2008–2018

Average proportion of natural vegetation embedded in agricultural lands

OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
39
%
2015

All Suggested Policies and Actions

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

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.