While Famines Are Usually Triggered by Severe Weather Conditions Such

While famines are usually triggered by severe weather conditions such as droughts or hurricanes, starvation that results from these natural events is often made worse by __________.

A) unequal distribution of food aid and supplies due to local rules of social and gender stratification
B) people not liking the taste of food aid provided by foreigners
C) too much food aid, which discourages locals from producing food for themselves
D) ignorance of religious observance of local diets by foreign aid agencies