Rural-urban migration: ‘Pakistan may face food crisis by 2030’
'At present 70 per cent of the global population is shifting to cities.'
FAISALABAD:
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Dr Ansar Pervez has warned that due to the alarming rate of rural-urban migration, the entire world, including Pakistan, will face massive food security, pollution and health hazards crises by 2030.
Addressing a conference arranged by the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, on Wednesday, he said that at present 70 per cent of the global population is shifting to cities and there is a need to formulate policies to meet the challenges that follow this shift. As a result of the flood in Pakistan, issues such as food security have worsened, he said. Speaking on the occasion, the university’s Vice-Chancellor Prof.
Dr Iqrar Ahmed Khan said that the burden of providing such security lies on agriculture scientists and policy makers by mapping out a comprehensive plan to fight hunger.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 20th, 2011.
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Dr Ansar Pervez has warned that due to the alarming rate of rural-urban migration, the entire world, including Pakistan, will face massive food security, pollution and health hazards crises by 2030.
Addressing a conference arranged by the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, on Wednesday, he said that at present 70 per cent of the global population is shifting to cities and there is a need to formulate policies to meet the challenges that follow this shift. As a result of the flood in Pakistan, issues such as food security have worsened, he said. Speaking on the occasion, the university’s Vice-Chancellor Prof.
Dr Iqrar Ahmed Khan said that the burden of providing such security lies on agriculture scientists and policy makers by mapping out a comprehensive plan to fight hunger.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 20th, 2011.