food security

American  

[food si-kyoor-i-tee] / ˈfud sɪˈkyʊər ɪ ti /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• food secure food-secure
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of food security

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The region is "strategically important to Malaysia's food security", Mohamad said.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

It also pledges to maintain food security and government revenue despite declining reef fisheries.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

And you can’t talk about health without addressing its broader social determinants: housing, food security and financial stability.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Supply chains are also gummed up for helium, crucial for the artificial-intelligence chips boom, and fertilizers, essential for global food security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Proper medical treatment couldn’t be effective, Farmer believed, without serving a patient’s other needs: basic education, habitable housing, clean water, food security, and hope for a better future.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French