The major challenges that countries face to reduce malnutrition are varied and complex. For example, these are some of the challenges that impact the ability of individuals and households to achieve adequate nutrition:
- Inadequate maternal or child health practices
- Inadequate access to health services
- Inadequate food supply chains in countries or regions
- Climate change
- Food insecurity
Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
The four main dimensions of food security are:
- Availability
- Access
- Utilisation
- Stability