Food shortage is one situation in a nation that causes some consequences. Some countries are liable to food shortages and then they're left with less economic growth which they have to fix. Food and Agriculture has its own impact on the economy of a country and if left unattended to will definitely cause some negativities. There are correction processes that must be followed by countries that experience shortage and the key process should be diverting the focus of that nation to solely agriculture. It's not an intentional action that causes shortage, sometimes it's climatic, sometimes it's due to less resources, so in such situations, there has to be alternative ways to generate resources for these nations. The government in turn ensures that they infuse more on planting and harvesting, so even as the food shortage tend to occur, there'll always be residual foods in store that'll go round and be available for the people.
  We can also see that countries that focus more on agricultural production tend to have surplus of food thus creating revenue from exports of their agricultural products. China is known as one of the world agricultural country in the world. They literally can feed the entire population of their country looking at our vast they are. Yet food is surplus there. Agriculture is very important to our livelihood and economy because food is a necessity for everyone to ensure growth of the mind and body.