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 Word Forms

• food secure food-secure adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of food security¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Bees are responsible for pollinating roughly one-third of the crops grown around the world, making their health critical for food systems, food security and communities everywhere.

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Professor Gilbert noted that overlooking microbial diversity weakens climate resilience, food security, and ecosystem restoration efforts.

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Senior author Associate Professor Mihnea Bostina, also from Otago's Department of Microbiology and Immunology, notes that rising antibiotic resistance and growing threats to global food security from plant pathogens make bacteriophages an increasingly valuable alternative.

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“This project will contribute to food security in our country but also a new economic model for the state.”

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The ongoing budget deadlock in the United States is threatening food security of around 42 million Americans who receive food stamps at the start of each month to help get by.

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