糧食安全的內涵有三項主要的關切，即客觀上糧食的供給是否充足、糧食的分配是否適當、糧食的品質是否滿足基本之營養與衛生條件。此三項關切彼此有一定的關聯性，但未必與貿易自由化的目標相牴觸。有趣的是，臺灣近幾年因為受到多起食安事件的衝擊和糧食自給率過低的影響，開始漸漸重視「食農教育」，但目前推行此種教育的諸多訴求卻與貿易自由化產生矛盾，導致追求糧食安全之政策目標與國家經貿之需求存在一定程度之法益衝突。鑑於糧食安全已是國家安全不可或缺之一部分，本文建議「食農教育」的政策需要謹慎思考，甚至是重新調整其內涵。同時，不宜仿效日本的食農教育措施，避免導致臺灣國家利益更大的損失。

According to the definition issued by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the three main concerns regarding the connotation of food security are as follows: First, the availability of sufficient quantities of food. Secondly, the access through which individuals can acquire appropriate foods. Finally, the utilization of food focuses on nutrition that also includes food storage, processing, health and sanitation as they relate to nutrition. The three concerns are relative to each other, but are not necessary in conflict with the goals of trade liberalization. Due to the impact of many food safety scandals caused over the past few years, Taiwan has begun to appreciate “food and farming education”. However, for Taiwan, there are inevitable conflicts between reaching the goal of food and farming education as well as the demand of economic development through trade liberalization. Given that food security is an indispensable part of national security, this paper suggests that the policy of “food and farming education” should be considered carefully and even reoriented. Additionally, for the sake of Taiwan’s national interest, it is not appropriate to follow the case that Japan has experienced.