Food Security, Agriculture, and Livelihood are interconnected concepts that play a crucial role in global development. Here's a comprehensive description:

1.     Food Security:

·        Defined as a state where all people have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life¹.

·        It has four main dimensions: physical availability of food, economic and physical access to food, food utilization, and stability of the other three dimensions over time.

2.     Agriculture:

·        Agriculture is the backbone of food security as it provides the food that feeds the population.

·        It involves the cultivation of land, raising and rearing of animals, for the purpose of production of food for man, feed for animals and raw materials for industries.

3.     Livelihood:

·        Livelihood refers to the means of securing the necessities of life.

·        It's about the capabilities, assets, and activities required for a means of living, and it's sustainable when it can cope with and recover from stresses and shocks, maintain or enhance its capabilities and assets, while not undermining the natural resource base.

These three aspects are critical for ensuring that individuals, communities, and societies thrive. They are deeply interwoven, with agriculture providing the basis for food security and both contributing to robust livelihoods.