Answer:
Hunger
is another aspect of food insecurity. Hunger is not just an expression of
poverty, it brings about poverty. Its a situation when you feel hungry but are
unable or cannot afford food.
Difference between Chronic and Seasonal hunger:
(i) Chronic hunger
(a)It is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in
terms of quantity and/or quality.
(b) Poor people suffer from chronic hunger because of
their very low incomes and inability to buy food even for survival.
(ii) Seasonal hunger
(a) It is related to the cycles of food growing and
harvesting.
(b) This is prevalent in the rural areas because of the
seasonal nature of agricultural activities.
(c) In urban areas, casual labour is unable to get work
for the entire year which makes him hungry.
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