Sentences with phrase «behind food insecurity»

The reality behind food insecurity — people's inability to access food regularly whether through economic constraints or lack of availability — is staggering.

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Children who are living with food insecurity during the first five years of their lives are more likely to lag behind in social, emotional, and cognitive development once they start kindergarten.

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Shortly after beginning this work, Professor Maathai saw that behind the everyday hardships of the poor — environmental degradation, deforestation, and food insecurity — were deeper issues of disempowerment, disenfranchisement, and a loss of the traditional values that had previously enabled communities to protect their environment, work together for mutual benefit, and to do both selflessly and honestly.