Question

What is meant by subsistence crisis?

Answer 1

SUBSISTENCE CRISIS
A subsistence crisis is a crisis caused by economic factors (generally high food prices), which on turn may be caused by either natural or man-made factors, which threatens the food supplies and the survival prospects of large numbers of people.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Subsistence crisis can be defined as an extreme situation where the basic means of livelihood are endangered. In France, due to the rapid expansion of the population from 23 million in 1715 to 28 million in 1789, a subsistence crisis occurred