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Measuring food insecurity [1]

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Food security is a growing concern worldwide. More than 1 billion people are estimated to lack sufficient dietary energy availability, and at least twice that number suffer micronutrient deficiencies. Because indicators inform action, much current research focuses on improving food insecurity measurement.

Publication Date: 
11/02/2010
Christopher B. Barrett [2]
Science [3]
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Food Security [4], Nutrition [5], Food Supply [6], Food Prices [7], Agriculture [8]
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture