What are the factors responsible for food shortage and famines?
Food shortages are rarely a result of one single cause. In 2001, armed conflicts and three years of drought have left seven million people in sub-Saharan Africa facing starvation. People also go hungry in countries that enjoy food surpluses. In India, 250 million people are malnourished or hungry yet the country’s granaries are full. But if the poor don’t have enough money to buy food, increased production is not going to help them. Instead, the problem frequently lies in food distribution and the poverty that prevents people from earning enough to buy the food they need. Famine is caused by a great number of things Natural disasters (floods, drought, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.) Over populated areas that are unable to feed masses of people. Poor quality of health facilities. The aid from other countries is very low. Governments that have poor management of resources.
