[DOC] [TLE] What causes hunger? | WFP | United Nations World Food ... [PAR] In short, the poor are hungry and their hunger traps them in poverty. ... Natural 
disasters such as floods, tropical storms and long periods of drought are on the ... 
Drought is one of the most common causes of food shortages in the world. In 
2011... [DOC] [TLE] 2016 World Hunger and Poverty Facts and Statistics - World Hunger [PAR] Also the exhausted condition caused by want of food; the want or scarcity of food 
in a ... Wasting is characterised by rapid weight loss and in its severe form can 
lead to death. ... Stunting develops over a long period as a result of inadequate 
nutrition or ... Latin America has the most successful developing region record in
... [DOC] [TLE] Famine | Define Famine at Dictionary.com [PAR] Famine definition, extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large 
... 1325-75; Middle English < Middle French, derivative of faim hunger (< Latin 
fams); ... and food concessions, especially during periods of hardship and 
famine. ... procured corn from Alexandria and figs from Cyprus for its poor 
inhabitants. [DOC] [TLE] Famine - Wikipedia [PAR] A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including 
crop failure, ... Some countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, continue to 
have extreme ... province of Holland to allow its population to withstand a general 
outbreak of ... There were still periods of hunger, as in the Netherlands, but no 
more... [DOC] [TLE] Special Period - Wikipedia [PAR] The Special Period in Time of Peace (Spanish: Perodo especial) in Cuba was a 
euphemism for an extended period of economic crisis that began in 1989 
primarily due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and, by extension, the 
Comecon. The economic depression of the Special Period was at its most severe 
in the ... In a shift notable for being generally anathema to Latin American food 
habits,... [DOC] [TLE] Quick facts: What you need to know about global hunger | Mercy Corps [PAR] Mar 18, 2015 ... The hunger cycle has millions of families in its grip. ... And 47 million people in 
Latin America and the Caribbean, in places like ... rainfall  has become one of 
the most common causes of food shortages in the world. [DOC] [TLE] How to Feed the World in 2050 - Food and Agriculture Organization ... [PAR] Oct 13, 2009 ... The world has the resources and technology to eradicate hunger and ensure ... 
on already scarce agricultural resources. .... Most projections of demand and 
supply towards ... growth of 2.9 percent during the period between 2005 and 
2050, .... amount of agricultural biological diversity for its food supplies. [DOC] [TLE] The state of food insecurity in the world - 2012 - Food and ... [PAR] effective in reducing extreme poverty and hunger when it ... The importance of the 
rural non-farm economy and its links with agriculture .... excessive consumption 
and waste draw on scarce resources that could be used .... from 6.5 to 5.6 
percent in Latin America. ... 23.2 to 14.9 percent over the period 19902010, 
while the. [DOC] [TLE] three kinds of famine - Gale [PAR] A famine (from the Latin fames, hunger) may be defined as an extreme scarcity of 
food ... its "famine culture," and the development (or failure) of support networks. 
... periods of winter frost and by summer rains that ruined the poor cereal crops. [DOC] [TLE] Myths and Root Causes: Hunger, Population, and Development [PAR] Today, two decades after the Rome Conference, it's time to assess where we 
stand. ... consistently shown that hunger is not caused by an absolute scarcity of 
food. ... MYTH: There's not enough food because there are too many people ..... 
The much heralded Latin American agrarian reforms of the post- World War II 
period,... [DOC] [TLE] For Second Year, USAID Continues Extraordinary Effort to Avert ... [PAR] Jun 16, 2015 ... ... period between harvests when food is most scarceand the South ... in the 
humanitarian food supply at a time when hunger

Question: From the Latin for "hunger", it's a period when food is extremely scarce
Answer: Famine