food secure
adjective
(alsofood-secure)uk/ˌfuːd sɪˈkjʊər/us/ˌfuːd səˈkjʊr/(of aperson,family, etc.)generallyabletoobtainenoughfood:
Themajorityofpeoplelivedinhouseholdsthat werefoodsecure.
They wereconsideredto befoodsecurebecause they hadregularaccessto enoughfood.
(of acountry,region)abletoproduceorobtainenoughfoodtofeeditspopulation:
Thegovernmenthas anumberofpoliciesaimedat making thecountryfoodsecure.
Regulardroughtorfloodspromptrefugeestofleeto morefertile, food-secureareas.
- Smallfarmersare lesslikelyto befoodsecure.
- Urbanhouseholdsthat areinvolvedingardeningare morefoodsecure.
- Aseriesofnaturaldisastersmeansthat thecountryis nolongerfoodsecure.
- How food-secure areurbanpopulations?
- Thisregioncontainsanumberofvillagesandtownsand isfoodsecure.
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 insecure