Food security: sufficient safe and healthy food for everyone

Food security means always having physical, social and economic access to sufficient safe and healthy food. This food must also meet food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life. Ensuring food security poses major challenges as 9.3 billion people worldwide will need to be fed by 2050. Reducing food waste, enhancing infrastructure and promoting more efficient production techniques are key ways to improve food security. Food security: sufficient safe and healthy food for everyoneAccording to theUnited Nations, food security means always having physical, social and economic access to sufficient healthy and safe food that meets our food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life.Food insecurity will become an increasing problem over the coming decades. Food prices are likely to rise due to climate change and a growing world population. Nutritious food is therefore likely to become unattainable for more and more people.Triple burden of malnutrition: al...