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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > economics > agricultural economics > food security
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > economics > agricultural economics > food security
Preferred Term:

food security

Definition:
Access by all people, at all times to sufficient food for an active and healthy life. Food security includes at a minimum: the ready availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods, and an assured ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
agricultural economics
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • food security (access to food)
  • food insecurity
  • nutritional security
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5302
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