Food security in pakistan

AEC-401

Presented by
Taj nabi
( 17-arid-4776)
 Contents
• Definition
• Components
• Causes and effects
• Factors promoting food insecurity
• Constitution of Pakistan
• Challenges
• 2018 policy aims
• Report of UNWFP
• Vision 2025
• Conclusion
 Food security

“ when all people , at all time have access to

sufficient , safe and nutritious food and to
maintain active and healthy life.”
source; according to world food summit 1996
 Availability

Components of
Stability food security Accessibility

Utilization
The main determinant of food security is
malnutrition
 According t food first information and action
networks
“Food insecurity exist when all people live
with hunger and food starvation”
 Low income families are more prone to food
insecurity
 Causes of food insecurity

low production due to famine

Low socio-economic status
Increasing prices
 Effects of food insecurity

• Resource deprivation
• Slow economic development
• Expanding/elevating poverty
• Reduced lifetime productivity
• Induce considerable economic status
 Factors promoting food insecurity

• Incomplete supply chain

• Food demand due to population
• Temporary climate change
• Price instabilities
• Inadequate production
Food security: constitution of Pakistan
• Article 38 (d) ensures provision of basic
necessities of life including food
“The State shall provide basic necessities of
life, such as food, clothing, housing, education
and medical relief, for all citizens, irrespective
of sex, caste, creed or race, as permanently or
temporarily unable to earn their livelihood on
account of infirmity , sickness or
unemployment”
 CHALLENGES AHEAD IN ACHIEVING
FOOD SECURITY

 Malnutrition
 Agricultural production
 Environmental pollution
 Corruption
 Political instability
 Lack of purchasing power
 Access to adequate food supply
 2018 food security policy aims
• In Pakistan about 37.26 million citizens are
malnourished
• 2018 policy aims at promoting FSPS by an
average growth of 4%.
• It aims to improve
Food availability
Food accessibility
Food utilization
Food sustainability
Minister of NFSR Sikandar Hayat said that food
security can be achieved by
Increased food production
Use of resources for optimum production
Efficient irrigation
Low input prices
He also said that we are producing 7million of
rice out of which 3 million is exprted
We are also exporting potatoes and onions
 Report of UNWFP

 Quality and quantity of food available to poor

people
 Death of children due to malnutrition
 Population control
 Environmental pollution
 Wheat fortification
 continue

Benazir income support

Zero hunger 5% large
landholders
Research and development work posses 64%of
Land distribution total farm land
65% of farmers
hold 15% of land
 FOOD SECURITY VISION 2025
Putting people first- human and social capita
Achieving sustained and inclusive growth.
 Governance, institutional reform
 Energy, water and food security (includes
Nutrition).
 Private sector and entrepreneurship led growth
Developing a competitive knowledge economy
Modernizing transportation infrastructure
 Conclusion
• The government of pakistan must deal with this
issue on war footing ,unless this basic need food
is left unmet , the people cannot divert their
energies and loyalities towards the country.
people are uncertain of how and where their next
meal come .Its time that government of pakistan
should take step to improve food security
because it is not a war against nations , ideologies
but it’s a war against poverty and hunger which
bring happiness among poor people of the
country.