FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Poverty and growing inequality is one of the underlying causes of food insecurity. Poverty erodes or nullifies the rights to adequate food, housing, health, safe water, education and others. Social protection can play a key role in the progressive realization of the right to adequate food for all.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some of the causes of food insecurity include: Poverty, unemployment, or low income. Lack of affordable housing. Chronic health conditions or lack of access to healthcare.

Detailed explanation-3: -A person is food insecure when they lack regular access to enough safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life. This may be due to unavailability of food and/or lack of resources to obtain food. Food insecurity can be experienced at different levels of severity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Food insecurity rates are highest for single-mother households and households with incomes below the poverty line.