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For the individual, prevention consists of ensuring they eat plenty of food, varied enough to provide a nutritionally complete diet. Short of sitting in front of a potentially starving person and offering him or her food, addressing societal mechanisms by which people are denied access to food is a more complicated matter. | For the individual, prevention consists of ensuring they eat plenty of food, varied enough to provide a nutritionally complete diet. Short of sitting in front of a potentially starving person and offering him or her food, addressing societal mechanisms by which people are denied access to food is a more complicated matter. Supporting [[farmer]]s in areas of food insecurity through such measures as free or subsidized [[fertilizer]]s and [[seed]]s increases food harvest and reduces food prices.<ref name=newyorktimes>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/world/africa/02malawi.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 Ending Famine, Simply by Ignoring the Experts]</ref> | ||
Supporting [[farmer]]s in areas of food insecurity through such measures as free or subsidized [[fertilizer]]s and [[seed]]s increases food harvest and reduces food prices.<ref name=newyorktimes>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/world/africa/02malawi.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 Ending Famine, Simply by Ignoring the Experts]</ref> | |||
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Overview
For the individual, prevention consists of ensuring they eat plenty of food, varied enough to provide a nutritionally complete diet. Short of sitting in front of a potentially starving person and offering him or her food, addressing societal mechanisms by which people are denied access to food is a more complicated matter. Supporting farmers in areas of food insecurity through such measures as free or subsidized fertilizers and seeds increases food harvest and reduces food prices.[1]