faminestricken

He argues that several observed phenomena cannot in fact be explained by a shortage of food alone, e.g. that famines have occurred even when the supply of food was not significantly lower than during previous years (without famines), or that faminestricken areas have sometimes exported food.

The Prize in Economics 1998 - Press Release 1998

Famine conditions affected 35,000; 000 people; but as soon as the signs of the famine appeared on the horizon, we began to ameliorate the condition of the faminestricken people of my country.

Quo Vadis India? 1921