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What are the causes of food shortages in LICS?


Population growth > agricultural productivity


rural - urban migration


change from subsistence to commercial farming

What are the consequences of food shortages in LICS?
Malnutrition. Prone to disease. Too weak to work. "Cycle of hunger".
Why is there a change from subsistence to commercial farming?
So LICs can provide food for HICs