Not because there was not enough food -- because there was actually a surplus of food in the fertile regions of the south parts of the country -- but because in the north, people could not access or entitle themselves to that food.
Não porque não houvesse comida suficiente, — havia excedentes de comida nas regiões férteis da parte sul do país, mas porque no norte, as pessoas não tinham acesso ou adquirir essa comida.