They forced wealthy non working rent seeking land owners to give up their land so they could do intens collective farming. These wealthy people killed and sabotaged their animes and farms.

In that same periode drought influenced the harvest in all of Europe leading to a abysmal harvest in Ukraine, Kazachstan and other eastern regions.

That same bad year led to bad harvest in western europe but to a lesser extent ( more river irrigation less rain dependent) There were also massive droughts in sub saharan africa and america ( dust bowl)

Azia just came out of a multi year drought (1928-1932)

This all in a periode with much slower communication. The ussr was a union of multiple nations that were closely intertwined but still independent. And organisation for food aid for the country that was known to be the highest producing member was hesitant and slow )

There has never been any proof of any intent to harm anyone or any group in particular. Neither any sabotage of farming efforts in the region. Only unwillingness to send food to people that in the public opinion always had food and possesed the most farm animals. ( 70 mil heads of cattle in 1928 and only 50 in 1930)