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Food self-sufficiency
In figure 11 the food self-sufficiency is illustrated as a diagram. The diagram
shows two halves, the diagonal middle line indicates where food production is
equal to food consumption representing 100% food self-sufficiency. Diagram
could be more useful if we could show individual countries food self-sufficiency.
Food self-sufficiency is a complex issue because different countries face di-
verse situations that make policy generalizations very difficult. Therefore, it’s
difficult to estimate the countries food self-sufficient.
(Clapp 2016, 89-90.)
If all the food produced in your own area would also be consumed in your
area, there would be 100% self-sufficiency. In practice, however, no country
is completely self-sufficient, but to some extent also dependent on imported
products. A key indicator is the self-sufficiency ratio (SSR) which expresses
food production as a simple calculation: SSR = Production x 100 / (production
+ imports - exports).
Finland is partly self-sufficient in food production but at the same time
continues to interact with other countries. Large quantities of edible food are
imported into Finland, but also the commodities needed for food production,
such as fertilizers or feed for cows.
Since 2013 Italian agriculture export grow up from 26,2 billions of Euro
to 32 billions of Euro.
In the same period Italian agriculture import grow up from 19,5 to 22,3 billions
with a positive balance increasing since 9,5 billions.
The total cost of food remained quite stable passing from 225 to 231 billions of
Euros, the increase was mainly covered by internal production.
(ISTAT – Italian Official Statistic Body.)
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Food self-sufficiency
Croatia is unfortunately in a deficite with the production of food.
In the first 10 months of the year 2017 Croatia imported agricultural goods
in the value of 2,22 billion euro, while our export reached the value of 1,36
billion euro. The import has grown in a rate of 13 percent, and the export at a
rate of 11 percent, meaning that Croatia has enlarged the deficit in exchange.
(Poslovni dnevnik 2018.)
T o find out more about Italian Ministry Economic Development
http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/index.php/it/
commercio-internazionale/osservatorio-commer-
cio-internazionale/statistiche-import-export
(Clapp 2016, 88-89.) To find out more about Finnish food self-sufficiency,
visit:
https://www.ruokatieto.fi/ruokakasvatus/ruokavi-
sa-vastuullisuus-ruokaketjussa/paikallinen-hyvin-
vointi/ruuan-tuotanto-suomessa/suomen-omava-
(Ruokatieto 2018.) raisuus
To find out more about Finnish
To find out more about Italian food self-sufficiency, visit:
Official Statistic Body: http://www.luomuruoka.fi/
https://www.istat.it
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