Food Security in Pakistan and Need for Public Policy Adjustments

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Sustainable food and nutrition security solutions demand integration alignment in public policies, particularly the post-COVID-19 scenarios. The introduction of integrated policies to address needs Pakistan is an immediate requirement. This study has applied Foster, Greer Thorbecke (FGT) index estimate dimensions through primary secondary data. analysis reveals that utilization sustainability have destabilized deteriorated recent years. It shows non-farmers are more insecure (8 percent) than farmers (4 this ratio increased from 2008 2018. Food insecurity terms availability accessibility decreased. A holistic approach toward clarion call time. Therefore, paper recommends focus should be given knowledge transmission about dietary diversity, provision quality education, health facilities formulation as well execution policies.

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عنوان ژورنال: Policy perspectives (Islamabad)

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['1812-7347', '1812-1829']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13169/polipers.19.2.ra5