Famine and hunger
Food deprivation leads to malnutrition and ultimately starvation. This is often connected with famine, which involves the absence of food in entire communities. This can have a devastating and widespread effect on human health and mortality. Rationing is sometimes used to distribute food in times of shortage, most notably during times of war.[10]Starvation is a significant international problem. Approximately 815 million people are undernourished, and over 16,000 children die per day from hunger-related causes.[59] Food deprivation is regarded as a deficit need in Maslow's hierarchy of needs and is measured using famine scales.[60]
Food aid
Main article: Food aid
Food aid
can benefit people suffering from a shortage of food. It can be used to
improve peoples' lives in the short term, so that a society can
increase its standard of living to the point that food aid is no longer
required.[61]
Conversely, badly managed food aid can create problems by disrupting
local markets, depressing crop prices, and discouraging food production.
Sometimes a cycle of food aid dependence can develop.[62]
Its provision, or threatened withdrawal, is sometimes used as a
political tool to influence the policies of the destination country, a
strategy known as food politics.
Sometimes, food aid provisions will require certain types of food be
purchased from certain sellers, and food aid can be misused to enhance
the markets of donor countries.[63] International efforts to distribute food to the neediest countries are often coordinated by the World Food Programme.
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