Great Chinese Famine

The Great Chinese Famine occurred between 1959 and 1961, caused by a combination of rapid policies from the government’s Great Leap Forward, adverse natural weather, and inefficient agricultural practices. These factors significantly reduced food production, leading to widespread hunger and millions of deaths. The policies aimed to rapidly industrialize China but disrupted traditional farming, collectivized agriculture, and misreporting concealed the severity of the crisis. The famine is considered one of the deadliest in human history, highlighting the impact of policy mismanagement and environmental factors on food security and human life.