pakistan food security

TARIQ SARWAR AWAN

F . A . FLOUR MILS, LAHORE

& SUBHAN FLOUR MILLS, SARGODHA

PAKISTAN FOOD SECURITY

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•In November 1979, World Food Day (WFD) was launched by FAO's Member Countries on its 20th General Conference.

•Hungarian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Dr. Pal Romany floated the idea of celebrating the WFD across the world.

•Since then this day has been observed every year in more than 150 countries, highlighting awareness of the issues behind poverty and Hunger.

Research and Presentation by: TARIQ SARWAR AWAN

THE OBJECTIVES OF WORLD FOOD DAY

•Encourage rise in agricultural food

production and to stimulate national,

bilateral,

multilateral and non-governmental efforts

for food to every one.

•encourage economic and technical

cooperation among developing countries



•encourage the participation of rural people, particularly women and the least privileged categories, in decisions and activities influencing their living conditions

•To increase public awareness of the problem of hunger in the world



• To increase public awareness of the problem of hunger in the world

• Strengthen international and national solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty.


WORLD FOOD DAY THEMES (1981-1990)

1981/1982: Food Comes First

1983: Food Security

1984: Women in Agriculture

1985: Rural Poverty

1986: Fishermen & Fishing

Communities

1987: Small Farmers

1988: Rural Youth

1989: Food and the

Environment

1990: Food for the FutureResearch and Presentation by: TARIQ SARWAR

AWAN

WORLD FOOD DAY THEMES (1991-2000) 1991: Trees for Life

1992: Food and Nutrition

1993: Harvesting Nature's Diversity

1994: Water for Life

1995: Food for All

1996: Fighting Hunger and Malnutrition

1997: Investing in Food Security

1998: Women Feed the World

1999: Youth Against Hunger

2000: A Millennium Free from HungerResearch and Presentation by: TARIQ SARWAR

AWAN

WORLD FOOD DAY THEMES (2001-2010)

2001: Fight Hunger to Reduce Poverty 2002: Water Source of Food Security 2003: Working together for an international Alliance against Hunger 2004: Biodiversity for Food Security 2005: Agriculture and Intercultural Dialogue 2006: Investing in Agriculture for Food

Security 2007: The Right to Food 2008: The Challenge of Climate change

& Bioenergy 2009: Achieving Food Security in Times of Crisis 2010: United Against Hunger


WORLD FOOD DAY THEME, 2011

FOOD PRICES – FROM CRISIS TO STABILITY

has been chosen as this year’s World Food Day theme to shed some light on this trend and what can be done to mitigate its impact on the most vulnerable.On World Food Day 2011, let us look seriously at what causes swings in food prices, and do what needs to be done to reduce their impact on the weakest members of global society.Research and Presentation by: TARIQ SARWAR

AWAN

HUNGER

Hunger is exclusion – exclusion from the land, from income, jobs, wages, life and citizenship. When a person gets to the point of not havinganything to eat, it is because all the rest has

been denied. This is a modern form of exile. It is death in life…(Josue de Castro)

Of the 925 million people suffering from chronic hunger, 98 % live in the Developing World.Hunger, poverty and food prices are inter linked. Not every poor person is hungry, but almost all hungry people are poor. Research and Presentation by: TARIQ SARWAR

AWAN

FOOD SECURITY (definitions)

“Ensuring that all people at all times have both physical and economic access to the basic food that they need”.

or“Access of all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life”.

HENCE “Food security [is] a situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life”.


ACTUAL SCENARIO

With an estimated increase of 105 million hungry people in the year 2009, there are now 1.02 billion malnourished individual across the world. almost one sixth of entire human race suffering from hunger.

Poverty and hunger are interlinkedrecent report from the Finization manifests that there are more than 1 billion people around the world who suffer from hunger everyday


ACTUAL SCENARIO This report is not only alarming but also disheartening to think that while some of us waste food on the table, a big number of people have not a single chunk of food on their plate.

Of the 925 million people suffering from chronic hunger, 98% of the affected are from developing world.

Not every poor person is hungry, but almost all hungry people are poor.


CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN

Article 38 (d) of the Constitution of Pakistan ensures provision of basic necessities of life including food for the citizens of Pakistan. It says:

“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 are permanently or temporarily unable to earn their livelihood on account of infirmity, sickness or unemployment”.


COMPONENTS OF FOOD SECURITY

1.Food availability

2.Access to food

3.Food utilization or

absorption

4.Equity of food distributionResearch and Presentation by: TARIQ SARWAR AWAN

AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY

Land and water are important natural resources for mankind. The demand for food, fiber, and shelter is increasing with the continuous increase in the world population.

More than 90% of rice and 43% of wheat in the world is produced and consumed in Asia.

new varieties and chemical fertilizers, during the green revolution of the 1960s, resulted in increase in crop yields.


AGRICULTURE IN PAKISTAN

Agriculture in Pakistan is irrigated with 82 percent

of cultivated area. During the last 46 years, the area with irrigation facilities increased from 8.21 to 18.0

million hactares, at an average annual rate of 1.7 percent.

Most of the increase is in canal and tube well irrigation.

About 14.57 million ha is presently served by Indus River irrigation system, this canal irrigation system is the largest integrated irrigation network in the world.


AGRICULTURE IN PAKISTAN It has 3 major reservoirs, 19 barrages,12 inter-river

link canals, 43 independent irrigation canal commands and some 58,500 km of main canal.

Agriculture is considered the mainstay of Pakistan’s economy. According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2001-2002, nearly one-fourth of total output of the GDP and 44 per cent of total employment is generated in agriculture.

67% of Pakistan rural population is employed for Agriculture for their living.


THE ECONOMY AND AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE

Pakistan is low-income developing country

with a per capita income of US$ 443. The

country

has made significant progress in about 65 years

since independence in 1947, when it was a

predominantly agricultural economy. The

economy

has been considerably diversified since

1947.e.g. Wheat production fluctuated between

14.56 million tons in 1990-91 to 21.5 m.tons in

2005-06. and

almost doubled in present.


EVOLUTION OF ECONOMY IN PAKISTAN

The Evolution may be led in 6 Periods:

PERIOD 1: 1947 - 1958

PERIOD 2: 1958 - 1971

PERIOD 3: 1971 - 1977

PERIOD 4: 1977 – 1988

PERIOD 5: 1989 – 1999

PERIOD 6: Till to dateResearch and Presentation by: TARIQ SARWAR

AWAN

RETARDED GROWTH RATE IN 90'S

Average annual growth in real gross domestic

product (GDP)Decreased considerably (from 6.1

percent in the 80s) to 4.6 percent in the 90s

mainly due to poor performance of the

manufacturing, services and agriculture sectors,

so the growth of Agriculture and production is

very important for growth and food security.


FOOD SECURITY STATUS IN PAKISTAN

Food Availability

Access to Food

Equity of Food Distribution

Household Food Security

Utilization


GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES FOR ENSURING FOOD SECURITY

The Government’s main policy objectives are to bring about:

Economic growth with adjustment Increase savings and investment Improve physical infrastructure

facilitating human resources Development with emphasis on

poverty alleviation Agriculture is playing a critical role in

achieving these objectives Research and Presentation by: TARIQ SARWAR

AWAN

GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES FOR ENSURING FOOD SECURITY

Achieve food self-sufficiency

Poverty Reduction

Productivity Enhancement Program.

Irrigation subsector

Promoting Export of Agriculture

commodities of Pakistan


ROLE OF U.N.O. & DONOR AGENCIES

Role and Support of UNO agencies:

The UN established in 1998 a Thematic Group on

Food Security and Rural Development. The active

members of the group are UNDP, WFP, WHO,

UNFPA, UNICEF and ILO with FAO in the chair.

The group has targeted the issues of Food

Security in Pakistan from different dimensions


ADEQUACY OF FOOD SUPPLY

Sustainable & Efficient Utilization of the Natural Resources:

Land Water

Proper Application of Physical Inputs

Seed Fertilizer Credit Plant protection


Productivity Enhancement of Major Food Crops

Wheat

Rice

Maize

Oil Seed


ACCESS TO FOOD

Identification and Targeting the Food Insecure

People

Enhancing Productivity of Small Farmers for

Poverty Alleviation

Diversification of On-Farm and Off Farm Income

Generation Activities

Stabilization of Input and Output Prices

Encouragement of Small EnterprisesResearch and Presentation by: TARIQ SARWAR

AWAN

EQUITY OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION

Inter-Regional Inequity

Urban and Rural Disparity

Distribution of Land and Access to the

Resources and Inputs

Gender Inequity

Skill Development and Exposure to the

Development


IMPROVING THE NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS OF FOOD

Vegetable and Pulses Production

Rural Poultry and Rearing of Small Ruminants

Inland Fisheries


SUPPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Removing Policy Distortion

Provision of Rural Infrastructure

Credit and Rural Finance

Human Resource Development

Research and Extension Support Services


CONCLUSION

We are proud nation that we are blessed with

every climate and we have all the resources

for growth to be utilized by us, affordability of

Food security possibilities are ample in

Pakistan, so we have to manage and work

hard. We have all the gravity based irrigation,

only in rare parts of the country, motorized

irrigation is required.Research and Presentation by: TARIQ SARWAR

AWAN

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