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

A 2022 UC Merced study found that farmworkers face deep socioeconomic barriers: 42% reported low food security, and many live in overcrowded housing, with a median wage of $16,000 per year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

AI can play a positive role in strengthening food security.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

But these gains are likely to be uneven and will not offset the consequences for inflation, budgets, and food security in Africa, they warned.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

"A relatively brief closure could disrupt an entire growing season, with food security consequences that persist long after the strait reopens," according to researchers at the Kiel Institute.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Health care, education, and food security are sometimes nonexistent in the central plateau.

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