what efforts should be made to prevent drought /famine from occurring ? (write five points).
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Famine is a condition where there is no food security and in such situations, the people may even die of starvation. The worst famine of India took place in the Bengal Province in the year 1943. Nearly 3,00,000 people are said to have died in this famine.
Famine prevention
1. Food security
Long term measures to improve food security, include investment in modern agriculture techniques, such as fertilizers and irrigation, but can also include strategic national food storage.The effort to bring modern agricultural techniques found in the Western world, such as nitrogen fertilizers and pesticides, to Asia, called the Green Revolution, resulted in decreases in malnutrition similar to those seen earlier in Western nations. This was possible because of existing infrastructure and institutions that are in short supply in Africa, such as a system of roads or public seed companies that made seeds available. Supporting farmers in areas of food insecurity, through such measures as free or subsidized fertilizers and seeds, increases food harvest and reduces food prices.