On invitation from the Lead Pakistan- www.lead.org.pk , Dr.Pirzada spoke on the challenges being faced by Pakistan in the area of food security in a panel discussion held in the Lead House Islamabad.Other panelists included Dr. Amir Mohammad and Dr. Mubbarik.
Dr. Pirzada underlined the need to address agricultural productivity by investing in research, diversifying agricultural base and moving towards value-added agriculture.
He highlighted issues related to economic access to food, and said food inflation was hurting the poor the most. There was need to develop social safety nets to address this issue, he added.
http://www.lead.org.pk/publications/updates/242.pdf
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