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1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia
The 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, also called the 1984 Ethiopian famine, struck Tigray, Wollo, and Eritrea under the Derg. Drought, civil war, and government policy killed an estimated 400,000 to over one million people and prompted the BBC report, Band Aid, and Live Aid.
2002 Malawi food crisis
The 2002 Malawi food crisis was a severe shortage of maize, Malawi's staple food, that caused widespread starvation and several hundred deaths in early 2002, the country's worst famine since 1949.
Biafran famine
The Biafran famine was the mass starvation of the secessionist Republic of Biafra in southeastern Nigeria from 1967 to 1970, caused by a Nigerian blockade during the Nigerian Civil War.
Bohemian famine of 1771–1772
The Bohemian famine of 1771–1772 (Czech: hladomor v českých zemích) was a subsistence crisis in the Czech lands of the Habsburg monarchy, killing an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 people.
Cat meat
Cat meat (thịt mèo, "little tiger") is domestic cat flesh eaten in a few countries, mainly Vietnam, where over 1 million cats are trafficked yearly; banned in Taiwan, China, and the US.
Famine
Famine: the most severe acute food insecurity, defined by the IPC (Phase 5) with thresholds of 20% households starving, 30% child malnutrition, and excess deaths; driven mainly by conflict and government decisions.
Hunger Plan
The Hunger Plan, also known as der Backe-Plan, was a Nazi plan of 1941 to seize Soviet food for Germany, deliberately starving millions of Soviet citizens.
Starvation
Starvation: severe lack of food that can cause death. Covers IPC famine thresholds, global hunger figures (645 million in 2025), refeeding syndrome, the Minnesota Starvation Experiment, and long-term famine effects.