Food security definition

Showing posts with label Rappler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rappler. Show all posts

Monday, September 15, 2014

What is the scenario if we ran out of food? Food insecurity

"Food for every ones table and every homes"



From Rappler Food insecurity in the Philippines - 36% of the adult Filipinos are food insecure

What is food security?

The 1996 World Food Summit defined food security as the state “when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.”  (from Rappler

What is the state of food security in the Philippines?


"More than a quarter of Filipino adults (36%) claimed to be food insecure, while 23% of Filipino children said the same in the latest National Nutrition Survey (NNS) conducted in 2011."