Question

What is food security? Why do we need it? Mention the major dimensions of it.

Answer 1

Answer:

The four pillars of food security are: food availability, access to food, utilization and stability. The nutritional dimension is integral to the concept of food security.

Explanation:

Food security, as defined by the United Nations' Committee on World Food Security, means that all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life.

Answer 2

Explanation:

FOOD SECURITY means availability, accessibility, and affordability of food to all people at all times. Food security has following dimensions : - AVAILABILITY of food means food production within the country, Food imports and the previous years stock stored stored government granaries.