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INDICATOR CRITERIA RATIONALE

Criterion Strong Adequate Weak
integration on food system framework Mapped once or multiple times; no redundancy. Mapped once or multiple times; partially redundancy. Mapped once or multiple times; redundancy.
goal alignment SDGs, Farm to Fork,. Partially linked to sustainable objectives. Not linked.
transition monitoring Behavioral indicators (e.g., frequency/consumption, interpretable direction). Outcome indicators (e.g., prevalences) that require complementary indicators to capture the mechanisms of transition. No clear indication or outcome of the indicator.
decision-usefulness Official datasets/statistics (interpretable and communicable to non-technical audiences. Individual studies when applicability for policy is more limited. No applicable for policy decision and no clear.
standardization, comparability, and complementarity Databases/reports from international organizations. Documentation is limited. No Documentation.
scientific rigor and validation Official datasets and for indicators supported by peer-reviewed literature. Documentation is limited. No Documentation.
data availability Recent data are available. Records indicate data gaps or the most recent year is old. No recent or past data available.
data accessibility The link is public and direct. Partially accessible. Not accessible.
data interoperability Large integrable databases. Partial interoperability or heterogeneous collections. -
broad geographical coverage >=27. 15-26. <15.
timeliness <=1 year. 2-3 years. >3 years.