Bengal 1943-1945@ (5) China 1958-1961@ (3) Ireland 1845-1850@ (4) Ukraine 1932-1933@ (6) 1. Comida: An Experience in Famine - Essay by Frank Norris, published 1899 about famine in Cuba. 2. 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. 3. Feeding Minds Fighting Hunger - Offers lessons developed as a starting point for teachers to introduce the topic of world hunger to their students. 4. FEWS Net - United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Famine Early Warning System. Features articles and reports on drought and food shortages. 5. Millennium Special: One hundred years of famine - Brief accounts of some of the principal famine events of the 20th century. 6. 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. 7. What is Famine - Account of what famine is, and a brief discussion of the reasons for it. 8. What Is Food Security and Famine and Hunger? - Discusses the distinctions between these three terms, and explains why it is necessary to understand these distinctions. 9. Food Outlook - Publication offers a global perspective on the production, stocks and trade of basic food commodities. Articles available in PDF format. 10. 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. 11. Mass Starvations and the Limitations of Famine Theorising - Argues that famine is sometimes the result of deliberate policy by those in power. Article by Jenny Edkins. (PDF document)

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