Globally, the issue of food insecurity has taken the central stage of policymakers. Nearly a billion people across the world experience the effects of food insecurity with the largest proportion of undernourished people living in Asia and the Pacific Islands, followed by Sub-Saharan Africa. (1) Pakistan has also been one of the worst-impacted nations in the world in terms of a massive increase in the number of chronically food-insecure populations. Prime Minister Imran Khan while announcing the Kisan Card said that “farmers are the backbone of Pakistan and it is a step in moving towards modern agriculture and would transform…
Author: Syed Muhammad Amir - Shehzad Khan - Shakil Ahmad
Energy access and availability are fundamental for individual consumers’ quality of life, economic growth, and employment opportunities. Increased energy supply and consumption lead to improved economic development and higher living standards. The human development index of a country is directly proportional to its energy prosperity. A shortage in the energy supply is a barrier to the development, economic growth, and prosperity of a country and adversely affects its environment, water availability, agricultural productivity, and human health. However, the increasing consumption of nonrenewable fossil fuels also negatively affects a country’s development because of the exposure of its population to the adverse…