The World, Explained · 45 sec
Food security
A small piece of context that makes the wider world easier to read.
The useful idea
- The useful idea
Food security is the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, healthy food.
- How it works
The availability of food for people of any class, gender, status, ethnicity, or religion is another element of food protection.
- Why it matters
Similarly, household food security is considered to exist when all the members of a family have consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life.
Why this matters
Use Food security as context when interpreting events and claims about the world.
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Use Food security as context when interpreting events and claims about the world.
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Which idea belongs to the explanation of Food security?
- Why it matters
- How it works
- The useful idea — correct
Food security is the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, healthy food.