What is Food security?
[[File:Africa_Food_Security_18_(10665134354).jpg|thumb|A woman selling [[produce]] at a market in [[Lilongwe]], [[Malawi]]]] [[File:Africa_Food_Security_21_(10665132276).jpg|thumb|A farmer holding up [[onions]] he has grown on his farm near [[Gilgil]], [[Kenya]]]] '''Food security''' means that everyone in a specific geographical area has access to [[food]]. This also means that the food is affordable. That way everyone in the area can get enough food for a varied [[Diet (nutrition)|diet]], with enough [[nutrient]]s. This is especially important for [[staple food]]. If there's no food security, [[malnutrition]] and [[famine]] will result. People who cannot get enough food will also be more likely to start [[Riot|riots]]. If there is no food security, this is called '''food insecurity'''. One of the reasons for food insecurity is that there are special [[Market|markets]] (like [[Stock market|stock markets]]) for food (called [[Commodity market|commodities]]). Like with other [[Good (economics)|goods]], [[supply and demand]] influence the [[price]]. [[Grain|Grains]] can also be used as a food for [[livestock]], or the can be processed to produce [[biofuel]]. These resources are then no longer directly available as food. People can place a bet on rising (or falling prices), something that is called a [[Futures contract|future]]. External events, such as bad harvests, or wars also influence the price. Food insecurity [[:en:United_States_Department_of_Agriculture|can also be defined]] as the limitation or unavailability of nutritionally adequate food or the inability to acquire acceptable foods.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-11-04|title=|url=http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsec/files/fsguide.pdf|access-date=2023-03-15|archive-date=2013-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104185458/http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsec/files/fsguide.pdf|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> == Related pages == *[[Energy security]] *[[Food and Agriculture Organization]] *[[Green Revolution]] *[[:en:Food_security#cite_note-Bickel_2000-7|Food Se