Comida: An Experience in Famine: Essay by Frank Norris, published 1899 about famine in Cuba.
Famine and Malnutrition: From EuropaWorld; a set of articles on the economics of farming and famine, food production, and how allocations of resources affects the poor.
Feeding Minds Fighting Hunger: Offers lessons developed as a starting point for teachers to introduce the topic of world hunger to their students.
FEWS Net: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Famine Early Warning System. Features articles and reports on drought and food shortages.
Food Outlook: Publication offers a global perspective on the production, stocks and trade of basic food commodities. Articles available in PDF format.
Food Supply Situation & Crop Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa: Report of the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) that provides an assessment of the current food supply situation in sub-Saharan Africa. Articles in PDF format.
Mass Starvations and the Limitations of Famine Theorising: Argues that famine is sometimes the result of deliberate policy by those in power. Article by Jenny Edkins. (PDF document)
Millennium Special: One hundred years of famine: Brief accounts of some of the principal famine events of the 20th century.
Opinion: Devinder Sharma - Famine as commerce: Describes and denounces attempts by richer and food exporting nations to use famines in other countries as a political weapon, and to bolster their own agricultural industries.
What is Famine: Account of what famine is, and a brief discussion of the reasons for it.
What Is Food Security and Famine and Hunger?: Discusses the distinctions between these three terms, and explains why it is necessary to understand these distinctions.