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单词 food security
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food security
noun[U]
uk
/ˌfuːd sɪˈkjʊə.rɪ.ti/us
/ˌfuːd sɪˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/
thefactthat aplaceisabletoproduceorobtainenoughfoodtofeeditspopulation:
食物生产充足
Climatechangehaspotentiallydevastatingimplicationsforglobalfoodsecurity.气候变化对全球粮食生产具有潜在的毁灭性影响。
thefactthat apersonorfamilyisableto get enoughfood:
食物充足，三餐有保证
Thereportshowedabout 11percentof Iowahouseholdshadlowfoodsecurity.该报告显示，爱荷华州大约11% 的家庭在粮食方面有困难。
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  • Theirbreakthroughscientificachievementshavesignificantlyincreasedfoodsecurityfor millions ofpeoplefromAsiatoAfrica.
  • Because mostAmericanstakefoodsecurityforgranted, anattackoncropscouldcatchthenationunprepared.
  • Taking upfarmlandforindustryrepresentsafoodsecuritythreatin anationwith 16percentof the world'spopulationbut only 2percentofitsland.
  • governmentprogrammesaimingtoensurefoodsecurityfor thepoorandchildren
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(Definition offood securityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

food security| Business English

food security
noun[U]
ECONOMICS,POLITICS,SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
uk
us
asituationin which enoughfoodisproducedandavailablefor everyone in agroup,country, etc. to have enough toeat:
Worldcerealstockswilldwindleto only 320mtonnes,slightlybelow thelevelnecessaryforglobalfoodsecurity.
(Definition offood securityfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffood security

food security
For readers whose main knowledge is of plant-soil interactions, the book provides an insight into issues related tofoodsecurity, economics and policy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There are good examples of major achievements in crop improvement worldwide and much of this is presented in the context of globalfoodsecurityconcerns.
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Futurefoodsecuritydepends, therefore, upon developing improved dryland cropping systems.
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In other words,foodsecurityis still an issue today.
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The farming that does take place is strictly forfoodsecurity.
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Some have proposed that sustainability encompassesfoodsecurity, environmental concern and economic equity21.
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He points to the importance of his wife's engagement in non-farm activities as the bedrock of householdfoodsecurity.
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The situation was creating serious concerns forfoodsecurityand diminishing foreign currency reserves.
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Next, the resulting impacts on householdfoodsecurity, farmers' incomes and livelihoods are discussed.
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They try to reconcile a number of different objectives, such as risk reduction andfoodsecurity, with maximizing incomes.
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This should lead to a better understanding of the contributions of wheat improvement tofoodsecurityand poverty reduction.
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Subsistence farming provides some degree offoodsecurityand affirms community-held agrarian values.
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The access to wage labor enabled a younger generation of men to invest profits into new production regimes and ensurefoodsecurity.
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This land produces the bulk of wheat and rice grains required to meet thefoodsecurityrequirements of the country.
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In addition, local expertise contributes to evaluating the impacts of such change on marine mammal habitat and behaviour, hunting success, hunting safety, andfoodsecurity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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