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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from feim, faim hunger, from [[Latin]] fames | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from feim, faim hunger, from [[Latin]] fames |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 : an extreme [[scarcity]] of food | | *1 : an extreme [[scarcity]] of food |
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| *4 : a great shortage | | *4 : a great shortage |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | A '''famine''' is a widespread scarcity of food that may apply to any [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna faunal] species. This [[phenomenon]] is usually accompanied by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased [[Death|mortality]]. | + | A '''famine''' is a widespread scarcity of food that may apply to any [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna faunal] species. This [[phenomenon]] is usually accompanied by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased [[Death|mortality]]. |
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− | Emergency measures in relieving famine primarily include providing deficient micronutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, through fortified sachet powders or directly through supplements. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine_relief famine relief] [[model]] increasingly used by aid groups calls for giving [[Money|cash]] or cash vouchers to the hungry to pay local farmers instead of buying food from donor countries, often required by [[law]], as it wastes money on transport costs. | + | Emergency measures in relieving famine primarily include providing deficient micronutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, through fortified sachet powders or directly through supplements. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine_relief famine relief] [[model]] increasingly used by aid groups calls for giving [[Money|cash]] or cash vouchers to the hungry to pay local farmers instead of buying food from donor countries, often required by [[law]], as it wastes money on transport costs. |
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− | Long term measures include investing in modern [[agriculture]] in places that lack them, such as fertilizers and irrigation, which largely eradicated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger hunger] in the developed world. However, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bank World Bank] strictures restrict [[government]] subsidies for farmers and the spread of fertilizer use is hampered by some environmental groups.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine] | + | Long term measures include investing in modern [[agriculture]] in places that lack them, such as fertilizers and irrigation, which largely eradicated [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger hunger] in the developed world. However, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bank World Bank] strictures restrict [[government]] subsidies for farmers and the spread of fertilizer use is hampered by some environmental groups.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine] |
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| [[Category: Health]] | | [[Category: Health]] |