Definition of «food sufficiency»

"Food sufficiency" means having enough food to meet the needs of a population or individual without relying on external sources or experiencing hunger or food insecurity. It refers to the ability to produce or access an adequate amount of food to sustain oneself or a community.

Sentences with «food sufficiency»

Lagos State Government has spent N1.049 billion to subsidize Lake Rice from December 2016 till date in order to sustain food sufficiency and food security in the State. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
While noting that the need to ensure availability of the product to citizens is key in the State's drive to attain food sufficiency, the Special Adviser said that food production and self - sufficiency have been given priority attention at State's policy and strategic level. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
«O - Robo is a women's capacity building component of O - REAP's QIIP - a short term intervention directed to fill apparent needs - gap of small to medium scale farmers to engineer the process of food sufficiency and increased income of the people of Osun state through high impact timely interventions. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
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