Famine Studies

See also:

• Science: Social Sciences: Economics: Agricultural and Rural Economics  (232)
• Society: Issues: Business: Agriculture  (47)

Comida: An Experience in Famine - - Essay by Frank Norris, published 1899 about famine in Cuba.

Famine and Malnutrition - - From EuropaWorld; a set of articles on the economics of farming and famine, food production, and how allocations of resources affects the poor.

Feeding Minds Fighting Hunger - - Offers lessons developed as a starting point for teachers to introduce the topic of world hunger to their students.

FEWS Net - - United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Famine Early Warning System. Features articles and reports on drought and food shortages.

Food Outlook - - Publication offers a global perspective on the production, stocks and trade of basic food commodities. Articles available in PDF format.

Food Supply Situation & Crop Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa - - Report of the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) that provides an assessment of the current food supply situation in sub-Saharan Africa. Articles in PDF format.

Opinion: Devinder Sharma - Famine as commerce - - Describes and denounces attempts by richer and food exporting nations to use famines in other countries as a political weapon, and to bolster their own agricultural industries.

What is Famine - - Account of what famine is, and a brief discussion of the reasons for it.