...says the creature who thinks protection is not protection despite being protection, but only sometimes. Meanwhile, confined to his world of dyads, he cannot explain why "shortage" is the operative noun used to DEFINE "famine" in virtually every dictionary.
If you were to consult a real dictionary you would find the following definition
FAMINE- an acute and general scarcity of food; dearth; a general want of provisions.
2- starvation, great hunger
No mention of a mere shortage.