Food Security: "Food security is the ability to access enough safe and nutritious food to meet dietary needs and preferences at all times. It includes having the physical and economic means to acquire food in socially acceptable ways, without resorting to emergency food supplies or other coping strategies. Food security also means that the food is of good quality and healthy enough to provide the energy people need for their daily activities."
Famine in Namibia (Summer 2024) may lead to slaughter of elephants for food- (CNN)
Famine in Gaza: "Famine is imminent as 1.1 million people, half of Gaza, experience catastrophic food insecurity" as reported by Integrated Food Security
Websites/Organizations focused on "Food Security":
International Food Policy Research Institute: IFPRI is a Research Center of CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural innovation network, and the only CGIAR center solely dedicated to food policy research. The Institute currently has more than 590 employees from around the world working in over 80 countries, with about half of our research staff based in developing countries.
World Bank Group: With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.
USAID: Agriculture and Food Security Division: USAID is advancing global food security by helping families and individuals meet their need for a reliable source of quality food and sufficient resources to produce or purchase it. This, in turn, supports global stability and prosperity. By addressing the root causes of hunger, USAID is increasing economic opportunity and growth among vulnerable communities.
