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Abstract：
The key elements, or pillars, of food security are stated as food availability, food access, food utilization, and stability. These food security pillars are often linked to food security interventions at the national, community or household level. However, if the urban \'household\' is the unit of interest for any food security intervention, this research asks if a more holistic element, or pillar, is needed. The aim of this research has been to explore the socio-economic aspects of food security/insecurity that we have termed as a result of the research \"food acquirability\". Through the use of structured questionnaires (n = 120), and analysis of the data derived from local market and supermarket settings in the city of Awka, Nigeria, the concept of food acquirability has emerged and been conceptualized and critiqued. The contribution of this paper is to frame the concept of acquirability with regard to food security in Nigeria in order to develop a better understanding of the factors that impact household urban food security/insecurity and how they can be effectively mitigated. Factors of acquirability that emerged were culture, time poverty, resource availability and cooking skills, and household food preference and meal choice.
摘要：
关键要素,或柱子，粮食安全被称为粮食供应，食物获取,食物利用,和稳定性。这些粮食安全支柱通常与国家的粮食安全干预措施有关，社区或家庭层面。然而,如果城市“家庭”是任何食品安全干预的利益单位，这项研究询问是否有更全面的元素，或者柱子，是需要的。这项研究的目的是探索粮食安全/不安全的社会经济方面，我们称之为“食物可得性”研究的结果。通过使用结构化问卷(n=120)，并分析了来自Awka市当地市场和超市环境的数据，尼日利亚,食物可获得性的概念已经出现，并被概念化和批判。本文的贡献是构建尼日利亚粮食安全可获得性的概念，以便更好地了解影响家庭城市粮食安全/不安全的因素以及如何有效缓解这些因素。出现的可获取性因素是文化，时间贫困,资源可用性和烹饪技能，以及家庭食物偏好和膳食选择。
