Tag: famine
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The new famine is a crisis of undersupply
Globe and Mail: The new famine is a crisis of undersupply "… Is this a catastrophe of the sort that took place a generation ago, when mass famines in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s killed hundreds of thousands of people at a time? No. This time around, the cause is much simpler, and the…
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Ending Famine, Simply by Ignoring the Experts
New York Times: Ending Famine, Simply by Ignoring the Experts LILONGWE, Malawi — Malawi hovered for years at the brink of famine. After a disastrous corn harvest in 2005, almost five million of its 13 million people needed emergency food aid. But this year, a nation that has perennially extended a begging bowl to the…
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Flood, famine and mobile phones
The Economist: Flood, famine and mobile phones Technology is transforming humanitarian relief—and shifting the balance of power between donors and recipients. “MY NAME is Mohammed Sokor, writing to you from Dagahaley refugee camp in Dadaab. Dear Sir, there is an alarming issue here. People are given too few kilograms of food. You must help.” A…