food insecurity
noun[U]
uk/ˌfuːd.ɪn.sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/us/ˌfuːd.ˌɪn.səˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/thefactthat apersonorfamilyis not alwaysableto get enoughfood:
粮食不足，三餐不济13 million Americanchildrenliveinhouseholdssufferingfromhungerorfoodinsecurity.1300万美国儿童生活在饥饿或粮食不足的家庭里。
thefactthat aplacemay not beabletoproduceorobtainenoughfoodtofeeditspopulation:
粮食生产不足Theorganizationrecentlyproducedareportonworldfoodinsecurity.该组织最近撰写了一份有关世界粮食生产不足状况的报告。
- Thefederalreportshowedthathouseholdswithchildrenreportedfoodinsecurityat more thandoubletherateforhouseholdswithoutchildren.
- Thefoodinsecuritycategoryincludesfamilieswho may be atimminentriskof goinghungryor who arestretchingtheirfoodbudgetsto thepointwherenutritionissuffering.
- Aidagenciesrecentlylauncheda five-yearefforttoaddresssome of therootcausesoffoodinsecurity.
- Hebelievesthatgeneticallymodifiedplantsarecrucialat atimeofgrowingfoodinsecurity.
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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