Africa is basically an exporter of natural resources, mainly due to its history of colonization. But the post-colonial regimes in many countries have been unstable or corrupt, preventing the necessary capitalization and reinvestment of their incomes. The burgeoning population in many countries has produced severe domestic shortages of food and consumer goods, and further taxes the limited governmental resources.
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Developed countries ARE in fact facing the problems of scarcity. Methods to create renewable energy and clean drinking water is a huge industry in all of the developed nations of the world.
How does the price system respond to surpluses and shortages? In: Economics [Edit categories]
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Yes in some countries
Food Shortages Started in 1915 In Russia
Because ships were being struck down, less food could be imported from other countries, resulting in food shortages.
Possibly overpopulation, and possibly lack of funds for the country to buy the food for the inhabitants, despite spare food in neighbouring countries. If a country has a huge debt, it will pay that off rather than paying to import extra food.
FOOD shortages caused unrest.
During a famine there are shortages of food. The storm damage had led to shortages of electricity in some areas of the country.
food shortages and excessive military spending
So there would be more food to go around as there were shortages due to food not being able to be transported to different countries.
Food insecurity is the condition in which people live with chronic hunger and malnutrition. The countries with the greatest food shortages have some of the highest TFRs.
Because of shortages.
suffered harsed winter, sick from diseases, hunger, and exposure. shortages of clothing, food, and medicine
people in the cities demonstrated over food shortages