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Definition(s)
Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. (Source: 1996 World Food Summit)
Hierarchy
Broader: food
Narrower: food aidfood shortage
Related terms:
food access
food availability
nutritional security
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