food insecure
adjective
(alsofood-insecure)uk/ˌfuːd ɪn.sɪˈkjʊər/us/ˌfuːd ɪn.səˈkjʊr/(of aperson,family, etc.) not alwaysableto get enoughfood:
Thenumberofpeopleconsideredfoodinsecureisincreasing.
Food-insecurehouseholdssomtimes havedifficultyprovidingenoughfoodfor alltheirmembers,dueto alackofresources.
In thisstate, one out of every 12peopleis food-insecure.
(of acountry,region) not alwaysabletoproduceorobtainenoughfoodtofeeditspopulation:
Thesecountrieshave beenidentifiedas the world's mostfoodinsecure.
Thefarmersaretryingtoexportsurpluscropstofoodinsecureneighbouringcountries.
Ananalysisofclimaterisksforcropsin 12 food-insecureregionswasconducted.
- According to the USDepartmentof Agriculture, lastyearmore than 35 millionpeoplelivedinfoodinsecurehouseholds.
- One in fivechildrenin thestatelivesin what thestateFood Bankcallsa "food-insecurehome,"uncertainof having enoughfoodtomeetbasicneeds.
- Increasingfoodpriceshave thegreatesteffectonpoorand food-insecurepopulations.
- There are somefoodinsecureregionsin thesouthof thecountry.
- In a food-insecurecountrysuch as this, theideaofsellingfertilelandtooverseasownershasraisedconcerns.
Farming - general words
- agroecology
- agroforestry
- arable
- biodynamic
- biodynamics
- grain
- harvest
- haystack
- hydroponic
- landless
- landrace
- monoculture
- non-farm
- oliviculture
- PYO
- soil
- terrace
- the Agrarian Revolution
- thresh
- yield
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Opposite
food secure