Whilst conflict exacerbates food insecurity, food insecurity can itself fuel conflict, notes a paper from the Economic and Social Department of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). "Securing adequate access to food requires putting into place mechanisms that, even when disrupted by conflict, can adapt more quickly to the post-conflict environment. This is particularly important when there is any kind of cyclical nature to conflict." Strategies designed to assist in post-war rehabilitation need to address three key dimensions of food security: availability, access and stability.