0 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:
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.
