Global Food Security Index 2022

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Corteva

United Arab Emirates

Middle East and North Africa | High income

United Arab Emirates

5.6%

Prevalence of undernourishment

N/A

Percentage of children stunted

N/A

Percentage of children underweight

29.9%

Prevalence of Obesity

0.89

Human Development Index

Score

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Overall score

United Arab Emirates

Affordability

Availability

Quality and Safety

Sustainability and Adaptation

Worse

Rank

Better

Score Detail

Affordability

United Arab Emirates

  • Change in average food costs

  • Proportion of population under global poverty line

  • Inequality-adjusted income index

  • Agricultural trade

    • Agricultural import tariffs

    • Trade freedom

  • Food safety net programmes

    • Presence of food safety net programmes

    • Funding for food safety net programmes

    • Coverage of food safety net programmes

    • Operation of food safety net program

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Availability

United Arab Emirates

  • Access to agricultural inputs

    • Access to finance and financial products for farmers

    • Access to diversified financial products

    • Agriculture producer prices

    • Access to extension services

    • Community organisations

    • Empowering women farmers

  • Agricultural research & development

    • Public expenditure on agricultural research and development

    • Access to agricultural technology, education and resources

    • Commitment to innovative technologies

  • Farm infrastructure

    • Crop storage facilities

    • Irrigation infrastructure

    • Access to market data and mobile banking

  • Volatility of agricultural production

  • Food loss

  • Supply chain infrastructure

    • Planning and logistics

    • Road infrastructure

    • Air, port and rail infrastructure

  • Sufficiency of supply

    • Food supply adequacy

    • Dependency on chronic food aid

  • Political and social barriers to access

    • Armed conflict

    • Political stability risk

    • Corruption

    • Gender inequality

  • Food security and access policy commitments

    • Food security strategy

    • Food security agency

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Quality and Safety

United Arab Emirates

  • Dietary diversity

    • Share of non-starchy foods

    • Share of sugar consumption

  • Nutritional standards

    • National dietary guidelines

    • National nutrition plan or strategy

    • Nutrition labelling

    • Nutrition monitoring and surveillance

  • Micronutrient availability

    • Dietary availability of vitamin A

    • Dietary availability of iron

    • Dietary availability of zinc

  • Protein quality

  • Food safety

    • Relevant food safety legislation

    • Food safety mechanisms

    • Access to drinking water

    • Ability to store food safely

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Sustainability and Adaptation

United Arab Emirates

  • Exposure

    • Temperature rise

    • Drought

    • Flooding

    • Sea level rise

  • Water

    • Agricultural water risk – quantity

    • Agricultural water risk – quality

  • Land

    • Land degradation

    • Grassland

    • Forest change

    • Soil organic content

  • Oceans, rivers and lakes

    • Eutrophication

    • Marine biodiversity

  • Political commitment to adaptation

    • Climate finance flows

    • Environmental- economic accounting implementation

    • Early-warning measures / climate-smart Agriculture

    • Commitment to managing exposure

    • National agricultural adaptation policy

    • Sustainable agriculture

  • Disaster risk management

    • Pest infestation and disease mitigation

    • Risk management coordination

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