Page 6 - GUIDELINES FOR FOOD SYSTEM PROFILE DEVELOPMENT at sub-national levels in Vietnam

TABLE OF CONTENTS

About the authors ......................................................................................................................10
Acknowledgments......................................................................................................................11

Abbreviations.................................................................................................................12

1. What is the food system and its elements?...........................................................................13

2. Why apply the food system approach?.................................................................................15

3. Why develop food system profiles at the sub-national level?..............................................15
4. Who can use a food system profile?.....................................................................................17

5. Who can develop a food system profile?..............................................................................17

6. How to develop a food system profile?.................................................................................18
6.1.Step 1 – Formulate a plan: Establish the Provincial Inter-Sectoral Working Group
6.1.Step 1 – Formulate a plan: Establish the Provincial Inter-Sectoral Working Group
(PWG) and formulate a comprehensive plan for developing the food system
(PWG) and formulate a comprehensive plan for developing the food system
profile........................................................................................................................19
profile.......................................................................................................................19
6.2.Step 2 – Review indicators: Identify and select indicator groups and relevant
6.2.Step 2 – Review indicators: Identify and select indicator groups and relevant
indicators..................................................................................................................21
indicators.................................................................................................................21
6.3. Step 3 – Review data sources: List available datasets and reports.................................26
6.3. Step 3 – Review data sources: List available datasets and reports...........................26
6.4. Step 4 – Extract indicators: Extract and prepare the initial indicators...............................27
6.4. Step 4 – Extract indicators: Extract and prepare the initial indicators........................27
6.5. Step 5 – Score and select indicators: The first plenary technical meeting with the PWG,
6.5.Step 5 – Score and select indicators: The first plenary technical meeting with the PWG,
the National Inter-Sectoral Supporting Group (NSG), and extended stakeholders
the National Inter-Sectoral Supporting Group (NSG), and extended stakeholders
to agree on scoring criteria, review indicators, assign scores, and select suitable
to agree on scoring criteria, review indicators, assign scores, and select suitable
indicators..................................................................................................................29
indicators.................................................................................................................29
6.6.Step 6 – Validate and finalize indicators: The second plenary technical
6.6.Step 6 – Validate and finalize indicators: The second plenary technical meeting with
meeting with the PWG, the NSG and extended stakeholders to validate
the PWG, the NSG and extended stakeholders to validate and finalize selected
and finalize selected indicators and the current state of the local food
indicators and the current state of the local food system........................................33
system......................................................................................................................33
6.7.Step 7 – Complete the profile: Final step to compile and present the food system
6.7.Step 7 – Complete the profile: Final step to compile and present the food system
profile....................................................................................................................34
profile.......................................................................................................................34
7. References.............................................................................................................................38

6 Guidelines for food system profile development at sub-national levels in Vietnam