A report issued by the Economist Intelligence Unit of "The Economist" magazine, on the “Food Security” Index for 2019 showed that Singapore, Ireland and the United States ranked first in the world, while Venezuela ranked last.
According to the report, the State of Qatar topped the Arab countries in food security, while Jordan ranked 64 among countries with a score of 61/100 in the indicators described above.
The "Economist" index is considered one of the important reports in assessing the level of food security in different countries. It expresses the availability of adequate food at different times, and that this food is of nutritional value, varied, balanced, and compatible with the global food supply of basic foodstuffs to withstand the steady increase in food consumption and offset fluctuations in production and prices.
In order to evaluate the performance of countries on this indicator, three main axes are measured: capacity, abundance and quality. These axes contain 34 sub-indicators that measure the level of food security in 133 countries. In terms of measuring a country's capacity on the food security index, consumers’ ability to buy food and their ability to cope with sudden price hikes is measured. When abundance is measured, the abundance of national food supplies, the potential for interruption of those supplies, and the local ability to distribute food equitably are measured. Quality and safety are measured by the variety and quality of nutrition from diets, and food safety.
Source (A-Dostor Newspaper-Jordan, Edited)
