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Food Security in Port Vila, VanuatuDr Sarah James
Urban food
insecurity
SOCIAL CHANGE
-Urban growth
-High rates of poverty
-Lack of resources (land)
-Cash economy/Westernisation
ENVIRONMENTAL
CHANGE
-Climate change
-Environmental events
-Natural disasters
DRRPopulation
health
Food insecurity –insufficient access and acceptability
of fresh foods
Reliance on imports
Disaster
No work
Higher local food prices
Increased reliance on
imports
Impacts on health
Risks in terms of rising global food
prices
Urban food security and DRR
Research Aim: Investigate Food Security in Port Vila = Access to fresh, local foods
Research MethodsAs Urban Mobilization research Household survey (390)7 focus groups
Key Findings: 1. Diet and Access
1a)What are people eating?
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20
Rice
Biscuits
Green vegetables
Root crops
Fruit
Tinned tuna
Noodles
Sweets
Beans or nuts
Tinned meat
Fresh fish
Eggs
Fresh meat
Chicken
Soft drink
Take Away
Every Day
Once a week
2-3 times a week
2-3 times a month
Breadandtea46%
Biscuitandtea23%
Katoandtea11%
other9%
tea3%
banana3%
rice/riceand ntuna2%
weetbix1%
fish
1% nothing
1%
WhatDidYouEatforBreakfast?
Breadandtea
Biscuitandtea
Katoandtea
other
tea
banana
rice/riceand ntunaweetbix
fis
h
nothing
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Urban Peri-urban Total
Yes
No
1b)Where are they getting food? Access to a garden
1c) Top sources of food
Top sources of food - with a garden
Top sources of food -without a garden
Most regularly accessed: ‘Everyday’
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Key Findings 2:Drivers of food choice and levers for change
2.a Drivers of Food Choice
Influence of drivers on consumption:
‘Cheap’ vs ‘Healthy’
2.b What would help you eat more Aelan Kakae?
Influence of access to garden on consumption
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No
Garden
Garden
1. Policy and action on urban food security
2. Increase access to local fresh foods to improve urban resilience in the face of natural disasters and climate change
3. Conduct a nutrition-oriented value chain analysis of locally produced food
4. Programming to support local fresh food supply to urban consumers
5. Regulatory measures to reduce price: review potentials of tariffs, taxes and price controls
Recommendations
6. Engage urban youth in production and sale of locally produced and processed food
7. Supporting the development of urban/peri-urban agriculture
8. Information and education: promoting consumption of local food and alternative means of production and preparation
9. Further food research: Food poverty and household food access
Recommendations
Thank you!