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Food security

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002616

Access by all people, at all times to sufficient food for an active and healthy life. Food security includes at a minimum: the ready availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods, and an assured ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002616
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectEconomics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
Synonymsfood insecurity; food security (access to food); nutritional security
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoAgricultural economics; Adulterated foods; Hunger; Foodshed; Food deserts; Seed aid; Food sovereignty; Food and nutrition programs; Food consumption; Vertical farming; Climate-smart agriculture; Food availability; Food supply chain; Food policy
TranslationsSpanish: seguridad de los alimentos
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002616",
  "term": "Food security",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Access by all people, at all times to sufficient food for an active and healthy life. Food security includes at a minimum: the ready availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods, and an assured ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.",
  "synonyms": [
    "food insecurity",
    "food security (access to food)",
    "nutritional security"
  ],
  "subject": "Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry",
  "see_also": [
    "agricultural economics",
    "adulterated foods",
    "hunger",
    "foodshed",
    "food deserts",
    "seed aid",
    "food sovereignty",
    "food and nutrition programs",
    "food consumption",
    "vertical farming",
    "climate-smart agriculture",
    "food availability",
    "food supply chain",
    "food policy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "seguridad de los alimentos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/food-security/"
}

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