Dictionary definition of “food insecurity”

food insecurity

n. the state of, or risk of, being unable to provide food (to oneself, a family, a nation, etc.). Subjects: English, Food & Drink, Health, Jargon

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Citations: 1983 Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) (Oct. 20) “Food prospects are bleak, Club of Rome leader warns” p. P11: In the past, the concept of food security could never become a cultural value, because food insecurity was then the norm. Only more recently, since it has been shown that enough food could be produced to satisfy all human needs, has food security become an moral and humanitarian issue. 2004 Sharon Emery Grand Rapids Press (Mich.) (Apr. 21) “Economy dishes up hunger pains”: Driving the “food insecurity” numbers—a term coined by the federal government to measure hunger—is Michigan’s stubborn unemployment rate, the anti-hunger research and policy group said. 2004 Workers World (New York City) (Apr. 1) “Is the glass half empty or half full?”: There was a 15-percent increase between 1999 and 2002 in the number of U.S. households facing “food insecurity”—1.5 million families. Overall, this translates into more than 12 million families not knowing where their next meal will come from due to layoffs and low-wage jobs with no benefits.

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