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11.

Concept and the
importance of
“national food
security”?

According to the United Nations (1994), production also faces many uncertain and
human security includes seven components: unsustainable factors. Meanwhile, we live in
economic security; food security; medical a world of “volatility, uncertainty, complexity,
security; environmental security; personal ambiguity” (VUCA), constantly facing health,
security, community security and political economic and political crises at the global
security . Therefore, food security is always the level. All these issues directly affect the
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top concern of a country to ensure the stability supply, distribution capacity and price of
of the national economy, society and politics. food globally. Therefore, our Party and State
Viet Nam is a low-middle-income developing always put food security as one of the central
country with a large population (over 98.5 issues in all decisions, directions and policies
million people in 2021); the geographical for the country’s development.
location is located in an area frequently
facing natural disasters and epidemics and is However, the content of food security itself
adversely affected by climate change and sea has significantly changed over the past 40
level rise. The development of agricultural years. The first definition of “food security”

5 UN Human Development Report 1994

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