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Subsistence crisis

A subsistence crisis is when people don't have enough food to feed themselves or their family and don't have enough money to buy food. When this happens, it means people don't have enough food to survive, which can lead to lots of problems like sickness, hunger, and even death. A subsistence crisis usually happens because of things like natural disasters, poverty, or war, and can be very difficult to solve.
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