Food Security Flashcards
Food security
A state where all people at all times have access to enough safe, nutritious food.
For a person, community, or country to have food security they must have…
Food availability, food accessibility, knowledge and resources to use food appropriately.
What happens when people don’t have food security
Suffer from hunger and illnesses related to lack of food, such as malnutrition.
People who don’t have food security
870 million around the world. Mainly in developing countries.
Food availability
People have enough food of appropriate quantity available on a consistent basis.
Food accessibility
Physical and economic access to food.
Why do some countries not have food security
Social, political, and economic factors. Lack of access to good farming land, education, technology and natural resources. Overpopulation, conflict, and natural disasters. Increase in prices.f
Appropriate use of food
Using food safely and applying knowledge about nutrition, clean water, and sanitation when preparing food.
Levels of food security in diff places
Ppl in diff parts of the world experience diff levels of food security. Ppl in developed countries like north america western europe and australia generally have high levels of security. Ppl in developing countries like asia subsaharan africa dont have food security.
