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==Etymology==
[http://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]
==Definitions==
*1 : an extreme [[scarcity]] of food
*2 archaic : starvation
*3 archaic : a ravenous appetite
*4 : a great shortage
==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]].
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.
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]
[[Category: Health]]
==Etymology==
[http://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]
==Definitions==
*1 : an extreme [[scarcity]] of food
*2 archaic : starvation
*3 archaic : a ravenous appetite
*4 : a great shortage
==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]].
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.
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]
[[Category: Health]]