Food security in the Canadian arctic
editFood security refers to a household's physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that fulfills the dietary needs and food preferences of that household for living an active and healthy life.[1]
The World Health Organization defines food security as having three facets:
- Food availability, having available sufficient quantities of food on a consistent basis.
- food access, having sufficient resources, both economic and physical, to obtain appropriate foods for a nutritious diet.
- food use, the appropriate use based on knowledge of basic nutrition and care, as well as adequate water and sanitation.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) adds a fourth facet: the stability of the first three dimensions of food security over time.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b FAO Agricultural and Development Economics Division (June 2006). "Food Security" (PDF) (2). Retrieved 8 June 2012.
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External Links
edit- FAO Major Fishing Areas. ARCTIC SEA (Major Fishing Area 18). CWP Data Collection. In: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department [online]. Rome. Updated 1 October 2004. [Cited 14 July 2012].
- McGoodwin, James R.; Freeman, Milton M.R. (2001), "Case Studies: Small-scale whaling in north America", Understanding the Cultures of Fishing Communities: A Key to Fisheries Management and Food Security, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper, p. 287, ISBN 92-5-104606-9, ISSN 0429-9345