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T1 A consumption-oriented approach to measuring regional food self-sufficiency
A1 Cáceres Hernández, José Juan
A1 Godenau, Dirk
A1 Martín Rodríguez, Carmen Gloria
A1 González-Gómez, José Ignacio
A2 Economía Aplicada y Métodos Cuantitativos
A2 Grupo de Investigación Economía Agroalimentaria en Canarias
K1 Food self-sufficiency
K1 Food balance sheets
K1 Food system
K1 Food security
K1 Canary Islands
AB Food security is usually identified as a desirable outcome depending on a variety offactors such as food availability, access and distribution. Food self-sufficiency is one ofthe key factors when it comes to evaluate food availability. Furthermore, food selfsufficiency is not only a national concern but also relevant on a sub-national scale. Aconsumption-oriented approach is proposed to measure the degree of self-sufficiencyon a regional scale. In our proposal, exports are subtracted from domestic supply toassess the share of domestic production in domestic consumption. By doing so, thedistortions caused by regional specialization in export crops are avoided. Due to itsincreasing relevance in consumption patterns, the food industry is included as aseparate group of food items. Owing to their small size, high density of humanactivities, specialization in tourism, and remoteness from the European continent, theCanary Islands are an interesting laboratory for illustrating the advantages andshortcomings of measuring food self-sufficiency on a local scale.
SN 1876-4525
YR 2020
FD 2020
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