Food security

Open market rate Rs300 per maund higher than other provinces

Urge government to kick-start process on immediate basis to avoid food crisis

Mechanism needed for timely reporting and eradication of locust attacks

Expresses dissatisfaction over slow pace, less-than-targeted procurement

Minister Fakhar Imam discusses building resilience to crisis

Murtaza Wahab says if wheat is released early, it will likely be smuggled to Punjab & K-P

'Measures to eradicate locust were in process under the National Action Plan'

We hope the significant project does not fall prey to politics

Food security minister lauds assistance provided by different countries

Sindh CM voices concern about early release of wheat by Punjab govt

Decrease in yield likely to aggravate flour crisis in coming months.

Early release of wheat stocks by Punjab may aggravate situation

Govt taking various measures to control locust attack

966 joint teams comprising over 5,082 people take part in campaign

Food minister says both sides should work together on agri-research

PPP leaders hit out at federal govt for failing to help with pests

The real issue, however, is much more complex

Locust swarm, Covid-19 puts food security at risk in Pakistan

Say federal government has offered no assistance while asking the province to do more to control prices

Main problem is access and affordability, though staple food is sufficient

Locusts Emergency and Food Security Project to be submitted in upcoming CDWP meeting

Minister claims pesticides have been sprayed on 43,072 hectares in Sindh

Industry stakeholders say insects have destroyed crops in country’s 54 districts

Punjab govt tells SC says Sindh, Balochistan and K-P provinces face immediate threat of pest attack

Pakistan initiates action alongside FAO to address locust threat

Swarms of insects invade fields in Pakistan and India, decimate crops

Iran to use military to fight hopper bands

Ali Hosseini calls for greater regional cooperation to ensure food security

SBP former governor says developing countries lack financial cushion

This year the government provided open ‘bardana’ (gunny bags) to farmers for wheat procurement

Financing aimed at enhancing water availability in Punjab

Minister slams Centre for not carrying out aerial spraying in Sindh

Ministry of National Food Security officials say ample stocks of essential items are available

Food minister says spell has occurred after 27 years and authorities have been directed to assess losses

Migrating across continents, locusts destroy green vegetation that comes in their way

Govt should develop water policy, allow foreign investment
in agriculture

Growing population, climate change, scarcity of water continue to pose challenges

Province’s food growers are beginning to suffer the adverse effects of man-made environmental changes

Bangladesh ranked higher than Pakistan and India; Afghanistan lowest-ranked among regional countries

CM says to reduce malnutrition, food wastage must stop

On the other hand funds for the promotion of pulses production could not be released

Pakistan ranked 106 out of 118 countries on World Hunger Index as conflict and climate change take toll

Food minister says province working on provision of quality food, vegetable and fruit to all

Pakistan has brought food security and nutrition to a more prominent level since 2010

Several countries in the region erupted into conflict following uprisings in 2011

Around 85% of farmers are observing changes in climatic conditions

Crop is cultivated on 2.491 million acres in Punjab.

'Increasing trend of rural-urban migration is also creating deficiency of skilled manpower'

It will improve through affordability, better access to food sources

Experts call for realigning policies, strategies in line with country’s food needs