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    Working for Zero Hunger

    Role of Agriculture
    Hamid Malik
    Executive Director, Indus Pak Corporation

    NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WORLD FOOD DAY 2018

    16 OCTOBER 2018
    About Me
    • Hamid Malik
    (Executive Director (Indus Pak Corporation)
    Quote
    “Nothing can bring out the angry people into the
    streets faster and more spontaneously than a rapid
    run-up in cost of food”
    (Prof. Timmer, Harvard University)
    The Problem…?

    A growing population and the increased demand for food


    are burning problems in the present day
    Food As Right
    UN General Assembly 1966
    Constitution of Pakistan
    Millennium Development Goals
    Global Hunger Index:
    Per Capita Availabilt of Calories(Kcal)
    3 Year Moving Average of Producton of Meat
    (000 Tons)
    Per Capita availability (Kg/anum declining
    /Stagnant
    Average Supply of Calories/adult equivalent/day
    has increased overtime& higher than
    recommended allowwance of 2350
    Decreasing ability to access: Kg of Wheat Flour
    that 1Day’swages can buy Declining
    Calorie Consumption is lower than
    Calorie Supply
    On Average morethan70% of food
    expenditure is spent on Dairy Wheat Fats
    Sugars & Meat
    Differences in the Consumption Patterns of
    Agriculture & Non-Agriculture Households
    (Rural Pakistan)
    Poor Spend more on Wheat & Non Poor on
    Dairy
    Wheat is the major source of Energy
    Calories consumed & Cost of Calories
    Over View…
    On the other hand is Pakistan: the third • According to the World
    highest global producer and exporter of Food Programme (WFP),
    chickpea; fourth highest of rice, and
    mango; fifth highest of milk, sugarcane,
    Pakistan produces enough
    and date palm; sixth highest of apricot and food to feed its entire
    citrus; and seventh highest of wheat and population, and yet, six out
    onion. Notice the number of everyday
    staples on the list, like rice, wheat, of 10 Pakistanis are food
    sugarcane, chickpeas, and milk – produce insecure
    that most cuisines in the world require to Source-https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/04/18/is-hunger-in-
    pakistan-a-factor-of-agriculture/)
    function, including Pakistan’s own
    Source:https
    ://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/04/18/is-hunger-in-pakistan-a-facto
    r-of-agriculture/
    000 Tons 000 Tons
    Citrus Population
    Year Rice Wheat
    1947 682 301 1,897
    445
    139,000,410
    65,300,000
    2,344

    1970 2,199 6,476 198,000,000

    2000 5,155 19,023


    2017 7002
    26,673
    Food Security & Resilience
    CHALLENGES

    • Sustainable Agro Production • Maximization of available Land


    • Sprawling Urbanization
    Food Quality to be improved,
    • Rational use of inputs for Agro
    Balanced Diet, production like water(4000-5000 lit
    Less CARBS, for 1 kg Rice),sugar cane,
    Food Hygene, • Agriculture is main culprit of Ozon
    layer damage
    Thanks For Patience Listening

    Any Questions?

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