With per capita annual consumption of 125kg, viz-a-viz the global average of 68kg, wheat fulfils ~72% of Pakistanis’ daily caloric needs. Thus, its sustained supply is integral to our food security. This article is an attempt at a brief analysis of the pertaining supply chain and recommending a few corrective measures. Our pride in being […]
Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc across the globe engulfing lives of millions, constraining basic civic freedoms, shutting down businesses and thereby restraining global movement of goods. And while the vaccination has given us optimism, the pandemic-led restrictions have disrupted global supply of food which is far from reaching to normality. The poor countries are at disproportionately […]
6SharesThe attack of locusts has posed a greater threat to Pakistan as compared to the coronavirus contagion, as the food crops continue to grow scarce day by day, Bloomberg reported. The locust infestation now covers a wide area of 57 million hectares in all of Pakistan, however, the total crop area spreads over 23 million hectares, updated […]
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