Latest Food imports News & Updates

Pakistan’s Growing Food Imports Pose Challenges for Agriculture Sector

By

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Although nearly half of Pakistan’s workforce is engaged in the agriculture sector, the country is becoming increasingly dependent on food imports to feed its population, which reflects the failure of the country’s farm policy, according to an article in the Karachi-based Dawn newspaper.The surge to over $7bn in food imports within nine months of the present fiscal year is difficult to explain for a country endowed with vast arable land, diverse climate and a large …