きょうさく凶作kyousaku
1.
A significant decline in agricultural yields, often resulting from adverse weather conditions or natural disasters, leading to inadequate food supply compared to typical harvest levels.
2.
A situation characterized by extremely poor crop production, indicating a severe failure in farming outcomes, which can impact food availability and economic stability.
3.
A farming term describing the consequences of unfavorable climate events or environmental factors that cause harvesting results to fall drastically below average, thereby creating food shortages.
Example:
昨年は異常な冷夏で、稲作は10年ぶりの凶作だった。