Submitted by MysteriousLeader6187 t3_zv4q08 in askscience
perta1234 t1_j1r33h3 wrote
Reply to comment by Jacquesatoutfaire in What does it mean for a population to be "genetically diverse"? by MysteriousLeader6187
By the way, famines used to be very common just 200 years ago, or even less. There were several per generation, also but not only in Finland. Basically that is why agricultural subsidy systems were created. Either there was way too little food or there was way too much food. Trade was not able to balance things enough.
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