food security
noun [ U ] uk/ˌfuːd sɪˈkjʊə.rɪ.ti/ us/ˌfuːd sɪˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/
食物生产充足
the fact that a place is able to produce or obtain enough food to feed its population
Climate change has potentially devastating implications for global food security. 气候变化对全球粮食生产具有潜在的毁灭性影响。
食物充足，三餐有保证
the fact that a person or family is able to get enough food
The report showed about 11 percent of Iowa households had low food security. 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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- Their breakthrough scientific achievements have significantly increased food security for millions of people from Asia to Africa.
- Because most Americans take food security for granted, an attack on crops could catch the nation unprepared.
- Taking up farmland for industry represents a food security threat in a nation with 16 percent of the world's population but only 2 percent of its land.
- government programmes aiming to ensure food security for the poor and children