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“Man-induced famines are becoming more common than nature-induced one.” Comment.

  • UPSC 2015
  • Economic Geography

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Famine is an extreme, localised collapse of food consumption producing mass mortality — formally IPC Phase 5, requiring 20% of households facing extreme food gaps, 30% of children acutely malnourished and two deaths per 10,000 people daily.

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