# Making the Food System More Equitable

## Strategies to reduce food insecurity
> TODO 
> - highlight the need to reduce Food Insecurity 
> - provide a common definition of Food Insecurity

Below are identified strategies to reduce Food Insecurity before, and Address Food insecurity during a disaster.
- Strategies to directly feed hungry people
	* [[Direct Food Support To Providers]]
		- Directly from local wholesalers
		- Through food bank Partners
	- Food recovery
	- [[Farm to food bank]]
	- TEFAP
- Strategies to Increase Buying Power 
	- increased enrollment in SNAP
	- increased enrollment in WIC
	- Maryland Market Money
- Strategies to strengthen local supply chain
	- Local Ag
		- [[Farm to food bank]]
		- Land use regulatory changes
	- Local cleaning and repackaging (schools might use this)
- Strategies to Prepare for disruption
	- Stockpiling
	- Data collection, alerting, and system health