food poverty
noun [ U ] uk/ˈfuːd ˌpɒv.ə.ti/ us/ˌfuːd ˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬i/
粮食贫困,食物匮乏(指因贫困而无法获得足够的健康食品)
the condition of being unable to get enough healthy food because you are too poor, for example, to buy fresh food or to travel to places where it is sold
Food poverty is a serious problem - three out of five homeless people have no fresh fruit or vegetables in their daily diets. 食物匮乏是一个严重的问题——五分之三的无家可归者在日常饮食中没有新鲜水果或蔬菜。
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- He considers "food poverty", asking why Scotland has the worst diet in Europe.
- A staggering 4 million people in the UK are suffering from food poverty without access to a decent diet.
- Food relief can deflect attention from why there is food poverty; the feeling that the problem is being solved removes the pressure for action.
- We can reduce food poverty by increasing agricultural sustainability in developing countries.