To Effectively Address and Remedy Food Insecurity, Policy-Makers Must Avoid

question 21

True/False

To effectively address and remedy food insecurity, policy-makers must avoid underlying societal problems such as political instability and violence.

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Definitions:

Efficiency Loss

The reduction in economic productivity that happens when the balance for a product or service is either not attained or unattainable.

Excise Tax

A tax imposed on the sale of specific goods or services, such as tobacco, alcohol, and gasoline, often with the aim of reducing their consumption.

Antigens

Substances that the immune system recognizes as foreign or dangerous, triggering an immune response.

Phagocytes

White blood cells that engulf and digest cellular debris, foreign substances, microbes, and cancer cells in a process known as phagocytosis.