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This essay will attempt to critically examine the cause of famine in Africa.
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RICHARD HASTINGS-K0103387 DISCUSS THE MAIN CAUSES OF FAMINE IN AFRICA This essay will attempt to critically examine the cause of famine in Africa. The essays general approach will first be one of definition explaining what famine is, then using the example of famine within Africa the essay will look deeper into the reasons of localised famine, finally ending with an evalution as to whether famine is a natural or man made problem. According to the enclopedia encarta the definition of famine is a severe shortage of food, generally affecting a widespread area and large numbers of people. Natural causes include droughts, floods, earthquakes, insect plagues, and plant disease. Human causes include wars, civil disturbances, sieges, and deliberate crop destruction. Widespread, chronic hunger and malnutrition may result from severe poverty, inefficient food distribution, or population increases disproportionate to the food-producing or procuring capacity of people in a region. As we can see from the basic...
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