food shortage

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• food shortage — lack of food, famine …   English contemporary dictionary

• Food security — refers to the availability of food and one s access to it. A household is considered food secure when its occupants do not live in hunger or fear of starvation. World wide around 852 million people are chronically hungry due to extreme poverty,… …   Wikipedia

• food — W1S1 [fu:d] n [: Old English; Origin: foda] 1.) [U and C] things that people and animals eat, such as vegetables or meat ▪ The restaurant serves good food at affordable prices. ▪ Try not to eat too much spicy food . ▪ I love Italian food ,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Food — For other uses, see Food (disambiguation). Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

• shortage — [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)tɪʤ[/t]] ♦♦♦ shortages N VAR: usu with supp, N of n, n N If there is a shortage of something, there is not enough of it. A shortage of funds is preventing the UN from monitoring relief... Vietnam is suffering from food shortage...… …   English dictionary

• Food vs fuel — is the dilemma regarding the risk of diverting farmland or crops for biofuels production in detriment of the food supply on a global scale. The food vs. fuel or food or fuel debate is internationally controversial, with good and valid arguments… …   Wikipedia

• shortage — short‧age [ˈʆɔːtɪdʒ ǁ ˈʆɔːr ] noun [countable, uncountable] a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need or want: • We suffer from a labor shortage. • The real estate developer is facing an acute cash shortage. shortage… …   Financial and business terms

• Shortage economy — (Polish: gospodarka niedoboru , Hungarian: hiánygazdaság ) is a term coined by the Hungarian economist, János Kornai. This is a term he used to criticize the old centrally planned economies of the communist states of Eastern Europe. In his… …   Wikipedia

• Food and water in New York City — Watershed Protection and Local Food= New York City government officials, labor organizers, non profits, community advocacy groups, and residents have fostered a strong relationship with rural farmers to develop New York City s Local food shed.… …   Wikipedia

• shortage — 01. During a time of war, there is generally a [shortage] of oil, so gasoline is usually rationed. 02. The city often puts restrictions on water use in the summertime in order to prevent [shortages]. 03. There is often a water [shortage] in our… …   Grammatical examples in English

• shortage — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, chronic, critical, desperate, dire, serious, severe ▪ the current acute shortage of teachers ▪ …   Collocations dictionary