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|  Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Achieving food security means ensuring that sufficient food is available, that supplies are relatively stable and that those in need of food can obtain it. It is in the interest of all governments to make sure that people have enough to eat. Hungry people cannot work; hungry children cannot learn. Without a well-nourished, healthy population, development is unattainable. | | |  Food security depends on three factors: availability, stability and accessibility of food supplies. To achieve national food security, a country must be able to grow sufficient food or have enough foreign exchange to enable it to import food. Similarly, households must have sufficient income to purchase the food they are unable to grow for themselves. | | | | |
 | | | | | | | Institute Name | FAO Fisheries Department
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| | Short Institution Name | FAO-FI | | Description | The mission of the Fisheries Department of FAO is to facilitate and secure the long-term sustainable development and utilization of the world?s fisheries and aquaculture. FAO is acutely aware of the fundamental social and economic role played by the fisheries sector in: Meeting global and national sustainable food security. Providing self and paid employment for fishing communities as a means of alleviating poverty in fishing communities and stemming rural/urban drift. Contributing to national and international trade, and Generating national income. Underpinning these basic social and economic objectives is the requirement for fisheries and aquaculture to be responsibly managed. This implies preventing overfishing, co-ordination and delivery of effective research and extension and the empowerment of people, especially women tasks for which many FAO Members are not fully prepared. The Fisheries Department therefore provides, on the request of Members, technical assistance in all aspects of fisheries and aquaculture management and development. | | Keywords | FOOD; FISHERIES; AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY | | Geography Keywords | WORLD | |
| Type of Institution | Community-based organization | |
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| Address | | Via delle Terme di Caracalla | | Rome | | Italy 00100 | |
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| Homepage | http://www.fao.org/fi/default.asp | | Photograph |  | |
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