Cormac Ó Gráda acerca de alimentação, fomes e doenças: uma longa história de escassez e mortalidade

Abstract

In this interview, Cormac O Grada recalls how he arrived at the topic of famine, starting from economics and the historical Irish case, and how, later on, he started working the subject in other geographic areas. At the same time, O Grada defines the concept of famine, shares his opinion concerning the debate over the causes of famine throughout history (nature vs. society), and identifies some of its effects on population, such as mortality or related diseases. He discusses the long-term effects on health and how food-related diseases have evolved. As for the future, the scholar mentions the prospect of food shortages in coming decades.