Food Production Indicator Category

Question 1

Food Production Index Number

Answer 1

The FAO indices of agricultural
production
show
the
relative
level
of
the
aggregate
volume
of
agricultural
production
for
each
year
in
comparison
with
the
base
period
2004-­‐2006.
They
are
based
on
the
sum
of
price-­‐weighted
quantities
of
different
agricultural
commodities
produced
after
deductions
of
quantities
used
as
seed
and
feed
weighted
in
a
similar
manner.
The
resulting
aggregate
represents
disposable
production
for
any
use
except
as
seed
and
feed.
The
category
of
food
production
includes
commodities
that
are
considered
edible
and
that
contain
nutrients.
Scale:
Index
with
2004-­‐2006
=
100
as
base;
range
(-­‐18
–
280)

Question 2

Crops Production Index Number

Answer 2

Production
quantities
of
each
commodity
are
weighted
by
2004-­‐2006
average
international
commodity
prices
and
summed
for
each
year.
To
obtain
the
index,
the
aggregate
for
a
given
year
is
divided
by
the
average
aggregate
for
the
base
period
2004-­‐2006.
Scale:
Index
with
2004-­‐2006
=
100
as
base;
range
(-­‐39
–
397)

Question 3

Livestock Production Index Number

Answer 3

Indices
for
meat
production
are
computed
based
on
data
for
production
from
indigenous
animals,
which
takes
account
of
the
meat
equivalent
of
exported
live
animals
but
excludes
the
meat
equivalent
of
imported
live
animals.
For
index
purposes,
annual
changes
in
livestock
and
poultry
numbers
or
in
their
average
live
weight
are
not
taken
into
account.
Scale:
Index
with
2004-­‐2006
as
base;
range
(4
–
453)

Question 4

Average Value of Food Production

Answer 4

The
indicator
expresses
the
food
net
production
value
(in
constant
2004-­‐06
international
dollars),
as
estimated
by
FAO
and
published
by
FAOSTAT,
in
per
capita
terms.
It
provides
a
cross
country
comparable
measure
of
the
relative
economic
size
of
the
food
production
sector
in
the
country.
Scale:
Constant
I$
per
person
(three-­‐year
average);
range
(0
–
1,429)

Question 5

Per Capita Food Production Variability

Answer 5

Per
capita
food
production
variability
corresponds
to
the
variability
of
the
net
food
production
value
in
constant
2004-­‐2006
prices
divided
by
the
population
number.
Even
though,
per
capita
food
production
variability
index
is
much
higher
in
India,
domestic
food
grain
price
volatility
is
low
compared
to
China
and
other
developing
countries
mainly
due
to
the
stable
Minimum
Support
Prices
and
Public
Distribution
System.
Scale:
Constant
I$
per person;range(-­‐7.5 – 251)