FBS is a national accounting/statistical framework showing a comprehensive picture of the measure of food supply and related uses in the country’s population during a specified reference period. It shows the quantities and types of food available for human consumption as well as potential sources of both supply and utilization of a given food product.

The FBS is used to estimate the Dietary Energy Supply (DES), measured by the number of kilo-calories per person per day, as well as protein and fats dietary contents. The DES is an essential indicator to analyze the food security situation in a country. Other key indicators that can be gene-rated from FBS data include food Self-Sufficiency Ratio (SSR), Import Dependency Ratio (IDR), Food Loss Index (FLI) and the Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU). The two last are among the SDGs on which countries, including Uganda, have committed to, in order to monitor on a regular basis its food security situation. In brief, the FBS statistics provide a useful and required basis for policy analysis and decision-making to ensure food security.

Report by the AfDB