It is heart-wrenching to note that Pakistan, despite being an agrarian state, is well behind the threshold of self-reliance in food security. A host of reasons – from non-mechanised farming to low-quality seeds, apart from the drastic implications of climate change – are responsible for this perturbed state of affairs. Water scarcity, salinity and waterlogging, as well as lack of educational opportunities for farmers, are also among the contributory factors.

Thus, the 2026 Global Report on Food Crises – which says that more than nine million........

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