Policies needed to boost harvest, otherwise import bill will rise significantly

Efforts to address a few structural problems complicate things in other areas

GI tag alone cannot help boost earnings; Pakistan also needs to fetch better prices

Despite many positives, LNG crisis and fiscal deficit can decelerate economic progress

Delay in all-inclusive and pragmatic reforms can threaten food security

Output falls as sector continues to suffer from operational inefficiencies

Low per-capita wheat, sugar output and mismanagement behind food crisis

Faster economic recovery, lower food inflation depend on how agri-sector behaves

Federal govt admits high food inflation is troubling but blames provincial govts

Pay-for-performance culture needs to be introduced for export industries