Skip to content
DraconiticResearch
Search Sources API
194,161 studies31 sourcesUpdated 52 min ago
Peer-reviewedCC BYAgriculture & Food Security

Developing a comprehensive food availability vulnerability index (FAVI) to address food security challenges in the asean region

  • Dani Lukman Hakim1
  • Bjoern Machalett2
  • Adi Suhendra3
  • Samsul Arifin4
  • Ade Kurniawan5
  • Merios Gusan Putra6
6 affiliations
  1. 1Department of Palm Oil Processing Technology, Institut Teknologi Sains Bandung
  2. 2Department of Sustainability & Conservation of the Abiotic Environment, University of Applied Sciences
  3. 3Research Center of Domestic Governance Center, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional
  4. 4Department of Data Science, Institut Teknologi Sains Bandung
  5. 5Department of Information Technology, Institut Teknologi Sains Bandung
  6. 6Department of Digital Business, Institut Teknologi Sains Bandung
Read full textPDFDOICite

Abstract

Food security remains a major global challenge, particularly in Southeast Asia, where climate change, population growth, and economic volatility threaten food system stability. This study aims to develop and validate a Comprehensive Food Availability Vulnerability Index (FAVI) as a practical tool to assess and compare regional vulnerabilities in food availability across ASEAN countries. FAVI is constructed using four key dimensions: production adequacy, food reserves, import dependency, and distribution efficiency. Each dimension is quantified, normalized, and weighted to generate a composite score that reflects the resilience and exposure of national food systems to supply disruptions. The index is applied to five ASEAN countries, i.e., Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, and Singapore revealing differentiated vulnerability patterns. Singapore records the highest vulnerability score (0.71), largely due to its structural dependence on food imports and limited natural resource endowment. The Philippines shows moderate vulnerability (0.43), associated with distribution inefficiencies and production instability. Indonesia ranks at a mid-level (0.29), with logistical constraints related to its archipelagic geography influencing performance. In contrast, Vietnam (0.17) and Thailand (0.13) demonstrate lower vulnerability, supported by strong domestic production capacity and substantial reserves. FAVI results align closely with the Global Food Security Index (GFSI), reinforcing the index’s validity. The study demonstrates that FAVI provides a robust, data-driven framework for identifying country-specific risks and guiding strategic policy interventions to strengthen food availability resilience in ASEAN and comparable regions.

Related

  1. Developing an Early Childhood Environmental Health Vulnerability Index to Assess Cumulative Health Impacts Across Contiguous US.
    Siyu Liu, Anni Yang, Diane Horm +2
    GeoHealthPeer-reviewedCC BY-NC-NDFull textEpidemiology & public healthEurope PMCPMC
  2. Developing a social vulnerability index from real-world electronic health records using natural language processing
    A. Tirkkonen, E. Khan, J. Kaijansinkko +8
    medRxivPreprintCC BY-NC-NDFull textEpidemiology & public healthmedRxiv
  3. Vulnerability in older adults in Primary Health Care: challenges associated with frailty and functionality
    Cláudia Martins Da Costa, Kellen Rosa Coelho, Patrícia Peres De Oliveira +5
    Revista Brasileira de EnfermagemPeer-reviewedCC BY2 citedGeneral biologyEpidemiology & public healthHAL
  4. Psycho Social Challenges and Problems Faced by Elderly People in North Kerala—A Comprehensive Study
    Ambadas K.C. Varma, Suphala S Kotian
    Psychopharmacology BulletinPeer-reviewedLicence not statedFull textGeneral medicinePMC
  5. Artificial Intelligence in Civil Engineering a Comprehensive Review of Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions
    Osama Ahmed Ibrahim, Hesham Hamed, Sherif Abdelnaby +1
    ERU Research JournalPeer-reviewedCC BYFull textGeneral medicineDOAJ

Cite

BibTeXRIS
BibTeX
@article{hakim2026developing,
  title = {{Developing a comprehensive food availability vulnerability index (FAVI) to address food security challenges in the asean region}},
  author = {Dani Lukman Hakim and Bjoern Machalett and Adi Suhendra and Samsul Arifin and Ade Kurniawan and Merios Gusan Putra},
  journal = {Agriculture \& Food Security},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1186/s40066-026-00627-7},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-026-00627-7},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Developing a comprehensive food availability vulnerability index (FAVI) to address food security challenges in the asean region
AU  - Dani Lukman Hakim
AU  - Bjoern Machalett
AU  - Adi Suhendra
AU  - Samsul Arifin
AU  - Ade Kurniawan
AU  - Merios Gusan Putra
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/25
JO  - Agriculture & Food Security
DO  - 10.1186/s40066-026-00627-7
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-026-00627-7
AB  - Food security remains a major global challenge, particularly in Southeast Asia, where climate change, population growth, and economic volatility threaten food system stability. This study aims to develop and validate a Comprehensive Food Availability Vulnerability Index (FAVI) as a practical tool to assess and compare regional vulnerabilities in food availability across ASEAN countries. FAVI is constructed using four key dimensions: production adequacy, food reserves, import dependency, and distribution efficiency. Each dimension is quantified, normalized, and weighted to generate a composite score that reflects the resilience and exposure of national food systems to supply disruptions. The index is applied to five ASEAN countries, i.e., Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, and Singapore revealing differentiated vulnerability patterns. Singapore records the highest vulnerability score (0.71), largely due to its structural dependence on food imports and limited natural resource endowment. The Philippines shows moderate vulnerability (0.43), associated with distribution inefficiencies and production instability. Indonesia ranks at a mid-level (0.29), with logistical constraints related to its archipelagic geography influencing performance. In contrast, Vietnam (0.17) and Thailand (0.13) demonstrate lower vulnerability, supported by strong domestic production capacity and substantial reserves. FAVI results align closely with the Global Food Security Index (GFSI), reinforcing the index’s validity. The study demonstrates that FAVI provides a robust, data-driven framework for identifying country-specific risks and guiding strategic policy interventions to strengthen food availability resilience in ASEAN and comparable regions.
SN  - 2048-7010
ER  -