Supplemental slides to Implement Policies that Promote the Production and Consumption of Local Foods

Life Expectancy at Birth 2008

USA

WPRO

Tonga

Solomon Isl

Samoa

RMI

Palau

Niue

New Zealand

Nauru

Kiribati

Guam

FSM

Fiji

Cook Isl

CNMI

Australia

Am Samoa

78

75

71

70

68

59

72

71

81

60

67

78

69

70

74

77

82

73

WHO World Health Statistics 2010 & CIA World Fact Book 2010

USAPI Per Capita Total Expenditure on Health(in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms, International $ for FSM, RMI, AS, GU, USA)

(in unadjusted USD for CNMI and Palau)

$8,233

$531

$453

$260

$380

$440

$140

$374

$702

$1,032

$92

$500

$0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $8,000 $9,000

USA

WPRO

FSM

Yap

Pohnpei

Kosrae

Chuuk

RMI

Palau

Guam

CNMI

Am Samoa

WHO World Health Statistics 2013 (FM, MH); WHO Country Profiles 2011 (AS, GU (2000)) CNMI $5M FY13 budget for CHCC/53,883 popn (2010) in USD not adjusted

Palau $14.4M FY12 budget/20,518 popn (2010 est) in USD not adjusted

Economy

By purchasing local foods the money stays in the country and supports the grower’s family and the national economy. By growing local foods people are less reliant on the cash economy for survival and can obtain nutrient-rich sustenance with very little input. Surplus can also be sold or preserved, with opportunities for entrepreneurial food processing initiatives existing.

Local food systems

• A local food system is one where food production and distribution is geographically localized rather than globally sourced, processed and transported.

• This has many benefits for environmental sustainability, for ourselves through the freshness and local varieties of products, the health of our community, culture and the local economy.

Traditionally, the Pacific achieved food security throughsustainable agriculture and fishing practices and a reliance on local staples including:

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