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What is food security?

Food security means everyone can always get enough safe, nutritious food to lead a healthy and active life. This story highlights how climate change threatens this, as extreme weather events and changing growing conditions make it harder to produce and distribute food reliably, potentially leading to shortages and higher prices for many.

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Food security will worsen due to climate change, says professor UK cereal harvest: £390M loss, worst since 1984

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