Question

Define food security

Answer 1

Food security means all people at all times have physical and economical access to suffiecient food. It implies availability, accessibility and affordadbility of food to all people at all times. Food security is ensured in a country when

1.enough food is available for all the persons.2.All people have the capacity to buy food of acceptable quality.3.There is no barrier to access on food.

The following are the three dimensions of food security:

1.Availability of food- It means the overall food production in the country, stocks from previous years and imports should be sufficient enough to meet the requirements.

2. Accessibilty of food- It means that food should be within the reach of every person. There should be no barrier on access to food. It is linked to the supply chain or distribution system of food to ensure its accessibility in markets.

3. Affordability of food- It means that individuals have adequate resources to buy sufficient, nutritious and safe food for their requirements. It is linked to food prices as well as individual incomes.

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Answer 2

The state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food is called FOOD SECURITY.

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