The report found that about 16.2 million children were living in food-insecure households.

The number of food-insecure households with children and without was evenly split at about 2 million.

Almost 16 million children lived in food-insecure households in 2012.

About 31 percent of the Afghan population was identified as "food-insecure" by a 2007 report on national risks.

Similar findings have been documented among mildly food-insecure individuals in a number of other studies 106 107.

For someone living in a food-insecure country, these kinds of prices are a reality.”

The Supplement also contained questions about children younger than 16 who were living in food-insecure households.

A comparatively high percentage—21%—of residents of food-insecure households reported having at least three chronic conditions.

As a group, they are very low-income, food-insecure, and land-insecure households.

The food situation in Haiti was serious before the earthquake on 12 January - with more than 2.4 million people considered "food-insecure".

But it cautioned that political and economic concerns had been raised about so-called land grab investments in poor, food-insecure countries.

Those in food-insecure households were significantly more likely to describe their health as "fair" or "poor": 17% versus 7%.

The most recent expansion in Malawi has been focused specifically on small, highly vulnerable, food-insecure, rural schools.

"We calculated there were two and a half million people who before were borderline food-insecure.

For instance, a city with a large number of food-insecure residents may assign a heavier weight to the benefit of food production.

• A study looking at the level of food insecurity estimated that approximately 3 million Canadians were living in food-insecure households.

The project supports a food-for-asset-building initiative in 65 chronically food-insecure districts of Ethiopia.

Respondents identified as living in food-insecure households were asked additional questions on topics such as food bank use and problems feeding children.

Food-insecure families also buy cheap, crummy food.

In late 2012, Fuller Park was also the only community area in which more than half the population was food-insecure.

By 2080, sub-Saharan Africa may overtake Asia as the world's most food-insecure region.

In a food-insecure country such as Ethiopia, where several million people rely on food aid, the idea of offering fertile land to outsiders has raised concerns.

Couple that with unpredictable weather and the business-as-usual approach of the state and you have the recipe for a perpetually food-insecure, poor country.

More prevalent among children Children were the age group most likely to live in food-insecure households, while seniors were least likely to do so.

Ultimately, the programme did not target the intended recipients of the group, the most chronically food-insecure group of Ethiopia.