The causes of the great famine in 1962

The causes of the Great Famine in 1962 were: natural factors led to crop reduction and large-scale desertification, as well as the imbalance of ecological environment.

In p>1962, an unprecedented famine broke out in Chinese mainland, which was called the highest peak of "three-year natural disaster". Many natural factors, such as storms, extreme droughts and insect pests, led to crop reduction and large-scale desertification. At the same time, the natural resources in some places have been overexploited, which leads to the imbalance of ecological environment. Coupled with some unreasonable irrigation and drainage projects, land desertification and quality decline have been aggravated.

Famine has led to a sharp decrease in the population of China, with tens of millions of people dying of illness, starvation and poisoning. Many farmers had to eat bark, weeds, elm bark, worms and so on to tide over the difficulties, and poverty continued until the 197s.

World-famous Famine

1. Irish Famine

The Irish Famine, commonly known as the potato famine, was a famine that occurred between 1845 and 185. During these five years, the population of Ireland under British rule has dropped by nearly a quarter; This number not only died of starvation and illness, but also included about 1 million Irish people who emigrated overseas due to famine.

2. Great Famine in Ukraine

In the late 192s, the Soviet Union began its industrialization. In order to solve the shortage of food and raw materials in the process of large-scale industrialization and change the backward production mode in rural areas, the Soviet Union launched the agricultural collectivization movement. In 1931, there was a reduction in grain production in Soviet agriculture, and rural labor productivity also dropped greatly.

At the beginning of p>1932, a certain scale of famine began to appear in Urals and Western Siberia. Soon, famine also appeared in 44 districts of Ukraine. In the summer of this year, the famine stopped once, and it happened again in autumn, which lasted until the end of 1933.

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Famine