Food security - serious and determined challenge.

Access to at least an adequate amount of nutritious food is the most basic of all human rights. However, world is not that just. War, poverty, crimes, hunger; with all of the injustices that exist in today's world, it is important to acknowledge the existing injustices and view them as serious issues that need to be resolved, it is equally important for us to realize our own part in seeing those solutions become part of reality.

Food security is the measure of an individual's ability to access food that is nutritious and sufficient in quantity. It must also meet an individual's food preferences and dietary needs for active and healthy lifestyles. It has four main components:

Availability - refers to the existence of food within a community and closely linked to the efficacy of food production. Non-availability could be due to lack of necessary resources, such as water for irrigation or the agricultural land is damaged or degraded.

Access - Sometimes enough food is available but not within reach. The individuals should have the resources to obtain a sufficient quality of nutritious food. Access to food is affected many factors like pricing, household proximity to suppliers and infrastructure all affect our access to food.

Utilization - It is equally important that food is nutritious and healthy enough to provide the energy people need for their daily activities. Individuals should have the necessary knowledge and tools to properly 'utilize' the food available to them.

There are several methods used to assess food security.

1. Estimating calories per capita

2. Household income and expenditure surveys

3. Measuring individual's dietary intake

4. Measuring individual's height, weight and body composition

5. Reports of individual's experience of food security

Building climate change resilience

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