food security

[ food si-kyoor-i-tee ]

noun

1. an economic and social condition of ready access by all members of a household to nutritionally adequate and safe food:

   a household with high food security.

Other Words From

• food se·cure, food-se·cure adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of food security¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

As food security concerns mount in the country, China faces growing pressure to import more grain from world market.

From Time

Kalibata, a former minister for agriculture in Rwanda, played a large role in bringing food security to the mostly agricultural country.

From Time

In August, President Xi Jinping launched a “clean plate campaign,” calling food waste “shocking and distressing” and highlighting the need to “maintain a sense of crisis about food security” in China.

From Time

One is access to markets, which alone is a huge source of food waste, and the other is food security because of a lack of stable growing conditions exacerbated by climate change.

From TechCrunch

These early memories would leave a major impression and seed our interest in food security and sustainable and renewable agriculture.

From Eater

Food security is a significant issue for tens of millions of Americans.

From The Daily Beast

In a nation of 1.3 billion people, only 30 years removed from desperate poverty, food security is a major issue.

From The Daily Beast