food insecurity
noun [ U ] uk/ˌfuːd.ɪn.sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/ us/ˌfuːd.ˌɪn.səˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/
粮食不足，三餐不济
the fact that a person or family is not always able to get enough food
13 million American children live in households suffering from hunger or food insecurity. 1300万美国儿童生活在饥饿或粮食不足的家庭里。
粮食生产不足
the fact that a place may not be able to produce or obtain enough food to feed its population
The organization recently produced a report on world food insecurity. 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。
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- The federal report showed that households with children reported food insecurity at more than double the rate for households without children.
- The food insecurity category includes families who may be at imminent risk of going hungry or who are stretching their food budgets to the point where nutrition is suffering.
- Aid agencies recently launched a five-year effort to address some of the root causes of food insecurity.
- He believes that genetically modified plants are crucial at a time of growing food insecurity.