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What is Food Crisis

Chapter 6
Contemporary Issues in Global Medicine and Moving Toward International Healthcare Equity
A community not having sufficient food and produce to sustain themselves or their children leading to high rates of malnutrition.
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Exploring the Explanation for Increased Impact of Natural Disasters on Resource-Limited Countries
Carolyn Lucy Yoakum (University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8490-3.ch006
Abstract
Natural disasters are increasing in number each year and are often devastating for the communities they impact. According to the World Disaster Report of 2020, natural disasters have increased by 35% since the 1960s. In addition, Our World in Data and The International Disasters Database state that about 60,000 individuals die each year from natural disasters globally. For many countries, the future after a natural disaster depends on the number of casualties, government assistance programs, access to healthcare, first-responders, medical facility readiness, and the resources available. Due to resource-limited areas lacking in some of these aspects, it is reasonable to draw the conclusion that natural disasters will have a greater impact on resource-limited areas. The explanation on why disasters have a greater impact on resource-limited countries will be thoroughly explored in this chapter.
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Exploring the Food Security Strategy and Scarcity Arguments in Land Grabbing in Africa: Its Ethical Implications
Food crisis usually produces widespread scarcity of food in a society. It is usually caused by numerous factors such as crop failure, population explosion, government policies, and inaction in terms of food production. Food crisis usually results in hunger, starvation and malnutrition in the society. Food crisis is therefore the major driver of land rush and acquisition in Africa.
Published in Chapter: Exploring the Food Security Strategy and Scarcity Arguments in Land Grabbing in Africa: Its Ethical Implications; From: Handbook of Research on In-Country Determinants and Implications of Foreign Land Acquisitions
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