Pan American Summit Country Matrix Food Security

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1		Pan-American Summit
2	Officer(s):	Krina Shah
3	Position	Description of Position	Countries	Key Country Position Information	% of country that is undernourished	Food Safety Score (out of 100)

4	High Prevalence of Food Insecurity	Countries in this category have high numbers of people who are undernourished, and it threatens the population vastly.	Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda is constricted to a domestic food supply as well as a limited water supply and labor force. However, Antigua and Barbuda has been working to implement the FAO's zero hunger challenge, an initiative to rid the country of hunger.	13.90%	83.2
5			Bolivia	Bolivia is considered the most food insecure country in Latin America. Additionally, 1 in 4 inhabitants are said to be hungry. Some inhibitors in increasing food production are climate change, water availability and soil erosion.	16%	79.1
6			Dominican Republic	The Dominican Republic has undergone sustained economic growth in the past few decades. The Dominican Republic has met the Millennium Development Goal, and has cut the number of hungry people in half. However, hunger still remains a prevalent issue in the DR, and affects 40% of the people living in poverty.	12%	87.1
7			El Salvador	Food insecurity was well as poverty and development has been occurring in El Salvador in the past years, however the issue of gang violence and criminal activity has stunted the growth of the country agriculturally.	12%	94.8
8			Guatemala	Guatemala is plagued by many factors that inhibits its mission to obtain food security. Some examples in recent years include natural disasters, civil war, and economic inequality. Additionally, Guatemala has high poverty rates which makes it harder for citizens to obtain healthy food. Those factors in addition to the economic hardships Guatemala has been facing in previous years led to the strain they have now.	16%	93.3
9			Haiti	Haiti is one of the most undernourished countries in the world, with its citizens living off of $2 USD per day. Natural disasters and weather patterns such as El Nino plague the nation, which makes attaining food much more of a struggle than most Caribbean countries.	53%	39.5
10			Honduras	Honduras is one of the poorest Latin American countries, with its citizens living off of less than $1 USD a day. Similar to Haiti, Honduras struggles with climate and environmental changes, such as environmental degradation. These factors specifically impacts those in the southern and western regions.	12%	92.6
11			Nicaragua	Similar to Honduras, Nicaragua is one of the poorest Latin American countries. Agriculture for Nicaragua is a booming industry, comprising 20% of the country's GDP. Food insecurity is closely linked with poverty, climate change, and natural disasters.	17%	89.1
12			Saint Lucia	Saint Lucia primarily suffers from a high rate of food insecurity because of many climate related factors, as well as the ever changing environment.	12%	86.4
13	Moderate Prevalence of Food Insecurity	Countries in this category have an issue with food security, but it isn't a largely threatening issue	Bahamas	In recent years, the unemployment rate of the Bahamas has increased, and there was an increase in price of food following after. This led to a large issue with the amount of people who could afford food when out of work. Additionally, the demand for emergency food services has drastically risen, and the economy has been weakened because of it	6%	85
14			Belize	Belize is one of the largest food producing regions in the world, yet 53 million people who live in Belize suffer from hunger.	6%	89.2
15			Colombia	After the conflict between the Government of Colombia and the country’s main armed opposition group, the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia was put to an end, many people faced issues with obtaining food. This conflict has displaced many, and recovering as a nation is a prime goal that must be met in order to ensure food security.	8.80%	92.8
16			Costa Rica	Food insecurity is relatively low in Costa Rica, and with new innovations, Costa Rica is advancing quickly in terms of reaching food security.	5%	98.2
17			Ecuador	Ecuador has experienced GDP growth, which has helped contribute to increased food security. However Ecuador is very susceptible to natural disasters, which threatens this growth.	11%	89
18			Trinidad and Tobago	Food security has been a concern in the past for Trinidad and Tobago, but with its flourishing economy, food insecurity is decreasing slowly.	7%	86
19			Guyana	Guyana has a booming farming industry, which have helped in promoting food security within the country boundaries.	11%	85.6
20			Jamaica	In relation to food security, Jamaica has issues with providing healthy food that is also increased in production.	8%	56.4
21			Panama	Panama has been making strides towards food security, implementing a national strategy to combat what is known as hidden hunger, with a plan aimed at eliminating micronutrient deficiencies.	10%	95.5
22			Paraguay	Paraguay has over 60% of its citizens relying on agriculture, food security has been booming over the past few years. However the problem of food insecurity is heightened by the country’s vulnerability to natural threats, such as climate patterns like El Nino/Nina.	10%	98.3
23			Peru	Over 5 million people have a high risk of food insecurity. Some factors of food insecurity are topography, climate, vulnerability to natural disasters, international commodity market fluctuations and limited purchasing power.	8%	88.8
24			Suriname	Due to recent food price increases, food insecurity has become an issue in years past. Pollution and climate change are also contributing factors.	8%	86.4
25			Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	One of the largest factors in obtaining food security is agriculture. With the failure to grow bananas in recent years, it has plagued the nation's citizens largely.	6%	85.4
26			Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts has a tourism based economy, and there are large amounts of imports in terms of food. Due to recent food price increases, there has been an issue with food security.	6%	87.3
27	Low Rates of Food Insecurity	Countries in the category have a strong infrastructure in terms of agriculture and providing food for the citizens.	Argentina	Although Argentina is a producer and exporter of food, there is still an evident problem of food insecurity. There is an estimate 5 million people living with food shortages of the 43 million in Argentina. So while there is a problem of food insecurity, Argentina needs to focus on using the sources they have to ensure all citizens have access to food.	<5%	99.2
28			Barbados	Barbados imports most of the food its consumes, meaning that great amount of money are spent on obtaining food. Barbados is seeking to find a way to reduce the cost of importing food or by starting to grow crops so food for citizens is cheap and accessible.	<5%	94.3
29			Brazil	Brazil has one of the strongest economies in Latin America, and produces many crops such as soybeans, rice, wheat, and corn. However, because of unequal income distribution, poverty is widespread in Brazil.	5%	98.4
30			Canada	Many individuals are working to stop the problem of food insecurity. While Canada doesn't have federal programs /coordinated government policies to address this problem, there are many social policies in place.	2.70%	99.8
31			Chile	Chile is ranked #1 in Latin America on the Global Food Security index, placing it next to the USA. Food affordability is high and poverty rates are low, making Chile a great ally to work with in terms of innovating programs to promote food security.	5%	99.2
32			Cuba	Similar to Barbados, Cuba imports much of the food its country consumes. About 70-80% of food is imported in Cuba. Cuba has taken part in many social protection programs that include but are not limited to, school-feeding programs and monthly food baskets.	5%	97.3
33			Dominica	Dominica has been working on strengthening their agricultural resistance to natural disasters. As of now Dominica's food security is slowly rising, but with a high susceptibility to natural disasters, the issue may become a rising threat.	<5%	96.7
34			Mexico	Mexico imports more food than it exports, however it still maintains relatively high food security. In recent years, the amount of undernourished people has decreased exponentially.	5%	96.7
35			United States of America	The United States has been working to reduce the amount of people who are undernourished, by implementing federal programs and raising awareness.	<5%	99.3
36			Uruguay	According to the Global Food Security Index, Uruguay is one of the countries with extremely high food security.	5%	99.7
37			Venezuela	Climate change currently plagues Venezuela, and with a recent food shortage, Venezuela seeks to reduce the issue at hand.	5%	94.2
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