FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Physical availability of food: Food availability addresses the “supply side” of food security and is determined by the level of food production, stock levels and net trade.

Detailed explanation-2: -Food availability: The availability of sufficient quantities of food of appropriate quality, supplied through domestic production or imports (including food aid). Food access: Access by individuals to adequate resources (entitlements) for acquiring appropriate foods for a nutritious diet.

Detailed explanation-3: -Food access is defined by USAID as when “[i]ndividuals have adequate incomes or other resources to purchase or barter to obtain levels of appropriate foods needed to maintain consumption of an adequate diet/nutrition level.” Access requires that individuals have enough resources to obtain or produce food.

Detailed explanation-4: -(a) availability of food means food production within the country, food imports and the previous years stock stored in government granaries. (b) accessibility means the food is within reach of every person.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is usually triggered by natural disasters (drought, floods, pest infestation, etc.), wars, and epidemics that lead to a contraction of the food supply. As a consequence, food prices go up and people, who are not able to bear such an increase, consume less calories and nutrients.