Home›Agricultural Famines and Disasters›Crop or Livestock AffectedBrowse ByCrop or Livestock AffectedFactsCrop or Livestock AffectedSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonPrimary DriverWell-attestedMixed Shock Causes 1Crop or Livestock AffectedFilter Results6 entriesType/ClassificationAllAgricultural Famine or Disaster (6)Era (Milestone Year)All1315 (1)1630 (1)1770 (1)1845 (1)1846 (1)1866 (1)1876 (1)1916 (1)1917 (1)1932 (1)1944 (1)1974 (1)1983 (1)WhereAllBangladesh (1)Bengal (1)Ethiopia (1)Europe (1)Finland (1)France (1)Germany (2)Iran (1)Ireland (1)Karelia (1)Northern Europe (1)Poland (1)Punjab (1)Scandinavia (1)The British Isles (1)The Low Countries (1)Ukraine (1)United Kingdom (1)Vietnam (1)ClimateAllArid (1)Tropical (1)Crop ClassAllCereal (5)Root and Tuber (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareMilletCrop or Livestock Affected2 entriesPotatoCrop or Livestock Affected3 entriesRiceCrop or Livestock Affected3 entriesRyeCrop or Livestock Affected1 entryTeffCrop or Livestock Affected1 entryWheatCrop or Livestock Affected4 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Faminetier 2WikipediaFamine, lead section, causes sentenceQuote, Famine, lead section, causes sentenceA famine is a widespread scarcity of food caused by several possible factors, including, but not limited to: war, natural disasters, crop failure, widespread poverty, an economic catastrophe or government policies.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.