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Annex 2. List of criteria and scales for scoring food systems issues at the provincial level

Issue/ Criteria Criteria

Criteria name Criterion 1: Criterion 2: Urgency: Criterion 3: Affected Criterion 4: Policy Criterion 5: Action
Multidisciplinary: Is this Is this food system issue groups: Does this food alignment: Is issue priority and
food systems issue multi- urgent to be solved at the systems issue affect many related/ mentioned in the coordination: Will this
sectoral at the province province level? different groups in the province’s development food systems issue be
level? province? policies, strategies, plans? identified and planned
to be solved by your
agency/unit and other
units in the near future?

Scoring 1 = 1 sector 1 = Not urgent, not yet 1 = 1 affected group 1 = 1 program/ plan 1 = The issue has not

solved been resolved by your
2 = 2 sectors 2 = 2 affected groups 2 = 2 programs/ plans agency
2 = less urgent, solvable
3 = 3 sectors 3 = 3 affected groups 3 = 3 programs/ plan
3 = urgent, needs to be 2= The problem has not
4= 4 or more sectors addressed 4 = 4 or more affected 4 = 4 or more programs, been solved but has the
groups plans potential to be included
4 = very urgent, it needs in the plan
to be solved immediately
3= The issue is/will be
solved by your agency

4 = The issue is/will be
solved by your agency in
coordination with other
agencies

Objectives To assess the relevance To assess the urgency To assess the impact of To determine the To determine whether
of the problem to of the problem in the the issues on the affected appropriateness of issues in the food system
multidisciplinary actors, province’s food system group in the food system food systems issues for will be considered and
the more disciplines are that needs to be solved implementing local policies/ solved by local actors
involved, the more urgent strategies/plans in the near future in the
the problem is province

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