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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002616 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry |
| Synonyms | food insecurity; food security (access to food); nutritional security |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| 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 |
| Translations | Spanish: 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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