A sharp rise in the rates of hunger and malnutrition, usually set off by a shock to either the supply of, or demand for, food and a sudden spike in food prices is called a
a. food crisis.
b. famine.
c. food inflation.
d. food imbalance.
e. cost imbalance.
ANS: A
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