Edible oil is Pakistan’s largest food import commodity, ranking second on the list after petroleum and its products, and third amongst the largest edible oil importers of the world. Its import bill jumped from US$ 615 million in 2006 to 2 billion and straight away to 3 billion in the year 2014 and 15 respectively. […]
CPEC and Pakistan’s food insecurity
Food security has emerged as a critical global issue given climate change’s impact. In Pakistan’s Pashtun region, sudden environmental changes are occurring very often. Prior to the 1980s, the region suffered from severe food insecurity and monthly food rationing system was in practice in the province. After Ayub Khan’s green revolution era, the situation changed […]