Uzbekistan
Diagnose
Assessing Food Systems Performance
Food Supply Chains
Production systems and input supply
Storage and distribution
Food Environments
Food availability
Food affordability
Product properties
Outcomes
Environmental impacts
Food security
Infant and young child feeding practices
Nutritional status
Noncommunicable diseases
Unlikely Challenge Area
Potential Challenge Area
Likely Challenge Area
Missing Data
Indicators
Drivers
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding land-use change and forestry (ktCO₂eq)
DriversEnvironment and climate change
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Gini index
DriversIncome growth and distribution
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Urban population as percent of total population (%)
DriversUrbanization
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Annual population growth (%)
DriversPopulation growth and migration
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Gender inequality index
DriversSocio-cultural Context
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Food Supply Chains
Average crop species richness
Food Supply ChainsProduction systems and input supply
7.7
crops/ha
2015
Cereals yield (tonnes/ha)
Food Supply ChainsProduction systems and input supply
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Vegetable yield (tonnes/ha)
Food Supply ChainsProduction systems and input supply
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Cereal losses (%)
Food Supply ChainsStorage and distribution
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Fruit losses (%)
Food Supply ChainsStorage and distribution
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Vegetable losses (%)
Food Supply ChainsStorage and distribution
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Pulse losses (%)
Food Supply ChainsStorage and distribution
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Food Environments
Dietary energy in the food supply (kcal/capita/day)
Food EnvironmentsFood availability
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Availability of pulses (g/capita/day)
Food EnvironmentsFood availability
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Availability of eggs (g/capita/day)
Food EnvironmentsFood availability
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Availability of meat (g/capita/day)
Food EnvironmentsFood availability
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Availability of fish (g/capita/day)
Food EnvironmentsFood availability
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Cost of an energy sufficient diet
Food EnvironmentsFood affordability
2.1
2017 PPP dollar/capita/day
2021
Cost of a healthy diet relative to the cost of sufficient energy from starchy staples
Food EnvironmentsFood affordability
2.4
2021
Affordability of a healthy diet: ratio of cost to food expenditures
Food EnvironmentsFood affordability
0.9
2021
Percent of the population who cannot afford a healthy diet (%)
Food EnvironmentsFood affordability
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Cost of legumes, nuts, and seeds relative to the starchy staples in a least-cost healthy diet
Food EnvironmentsFood affordability
0.5
2021
Cost of fruits and vegetables relative to starchy staples in a least cost healthy diet
Food EnvironmentsFood affordability
1.8
2021
Retail value (total sales) of packaged food sales per person (USD/capita)
Food EnvironmentsProduct properties
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Retail value (total sales) of ultra-processed foods per capita (current PPP dollar/capita/year)
Food EnvironmentsProduct properties
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Number of supermarkets per 100,000 population
Food EnvironmentsVendor properties
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Number of modern grocery retailers per 100,000 population
Food EnvironmentsVendor properties
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Individual Factors
Final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2017 international dollars/capita)
Individual FactorsEconomic
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Cross-Cutting Issues
Outcomes
Total ecological footprint of food production per person
OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
1.8
global ha/capita
2019
Total ecological footprint of food consumption per person
OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
1.9
global ha/capita
2019
Greenhouse gas emissions of food consumption per person
OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
1,574
kg CO2eq/capita
2010
Biodiversity impact of food consumption per person
OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
174.2
sp. yr * 10^12/capita
2010
Water use linked to food consumption per person
OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
392
litre/capita
2010
Eutrophication of food consumption per person
OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
5,495
g PO43eq/capita
2010
Agricultural land change during the last 10 years (1000 ha/year)
OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
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Average proportion of natural vegetation embedded in agricultural lands
OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
6
%
2015
Soil biodiversity threats index
OutcomesEnvironmental impacts
1.7
2010
POU: Prevalence of undernourishment (%)
OutcomesFood security
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Percent of the population experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity (%)
OutcomesFood security
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Children (6-23 months): Minimum meal frequency (%)
OutcomesInfant and young child feeding practices
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MDD (IYCF): Minimum dietary diversity for infants and young children
OutcomesInfant and young child feeding practices
23
%
2017
Children (6-23 months): Zero fruit or vegetable consumption
OutcomesInfant and young child feeding practices
42
% population 6-23 months
2017
Children (6-23 months): Zero meat, fish, or egg consumption (%)
OutcomesInfant and young child feeding practices
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Adult obesity (%)
OutcomesNutritional status
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Wasting in children under 5 years (%)
OutcomesNutritional status
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Stunting in children under 5 years (%)
OutcomesNutritional status
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Overweight and obesity in children under 5 years (%)
OutcomesNutritional status
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Underweight in Women (%)
OutcomesNutritional status
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Anemia in women (%)
OutcomesNutritional status
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Adult diabetes prevalence (%)
OutcomesNoncommunicable diseases
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Adult raised blood pressure (%)
OutcomesNoncommunicable diseases
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All Suggested Policies and Actions
We’ve identified the following policies and actions that might address issues with the food system of Uzbekistan.
Action
Deliver agricultural extension programmes, infrastructure and education to support farmers to grow and market nutritious foods.Impact
Increase availability and affordability of nutritious foods to local populations.Action
(Re)design agricultural development programmes intended to increase food producers’ income to also focus on producing, and accessing markets for, nutritious crops and providing nutrition education.Impact
Increase availability and affordability of nutritious foods to local populations.Action
Provide women with agricultural assets, training and support to increase agriculture productivity and output, and access to markets to sell nutritious foods.Impact
Increase availability and affordability of nutritious foods to local 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
Deliver (peri-)urban agriculture programmes which provide land and other inputs, support local market development and deliver training and nutrition education.Impact
Increase availability, access, affordability and appeal of nutritious foods to urban populations.Action
Provide inputs and training to develop and maintain home gardens along with nutrition education.Impact
Increase availability, access, affordability and appeal of nutritious foods to populations with access to home gardens (i.e., cultivated plots around or close to people’s homes).Action
Design trade policies to prioritise the supply of nutritious foods over foods manufactured high in fats, sugars and salt and their ingredient, taking account of the benefits of local and international supply chains in different contexts, the protection smallholder farmers, and the availability of complementary policies.Impact
Increase availability and affordability of nutritious foods and reduce availability and affordability of foods high in fats, sugars and salt and increase to all populations.Action
Build and improve roads, transportation, storage, cold chain and logistical distribution infrastructure to enable the delivery of safe, perishable nutritious foods to urban and rural markets.Impact
Increase availability, affordability and safety of nutritious foods in markets serving local populations.Action
Redirect agriculture subsidies from staple crops to increasing production of nutritious foods.Impact
Increase availability and affordability of nutritious foods and reduce availability and affordability of refined staples and ingredients used in manufactured foods high in fats, sugars and salt to all 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.Action
Focus cash transfer, voucher and food delivery programmes on increasing the availability, affordability and appeal of nutritious foods and limiting the appeal of foods high in fats, sugars and salt.Impact
Increase availability, affordability and appeal of nutritious foods and reduce the affordability and appeal of foods high in fats, sugars and salt to low-income populations with access to the programmes.Action
Reformulate processed food to reduce fats, sugars and salt.Impact
Reduce availability of fats, sugars and salt in foods already available to all populations.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
Set mandatory limits on trans fats, sugar, salt/sodium and/or saturated fat in packaged foods.Impact
Reduce availability of foods high in fats, sugars and salt to all populations.Action
Require nutrition labelling on packages/menus to indicate if foods are high in calories, fats, sugars and/or salt and/or in positive nutrients.Impact
Reduce appeal and availability of foods high in fat, sugar and salt and increases appeal of nutritious foods to all populations.Action
Restrict all forms of marketing, advertising and in-store promotions of HFSS foods, particularly to children.Impact
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