ISLAMABAD – Speakers at a workshop here Tuesday stressed
the need for enhancing per acre crop productivity at par with the
developed world by increasing investment in agriculture research to
address the food security issues.
A week long workshop on “Food
Security Situation in South Asia: Problems and Prospects is being
organized by the SAARC human Resource Development Center aiming to bring
together the researchers and practitioners and facilitate a dialogue on
key issues of food security situation in the SAARC region.
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Besides,
the objective of the course is to analyze scope for regional
cooperation in devising policies related to pricing, procurement and
trade of major foodstuffs in the member states to lead greater food
security in the region.
The outcomes of the course are likely to
suggest specific and realistic strategies and programs for regional
colloboration for mitigating food insecurity in the region. About 30
participants and resource persons from the member countries including
Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka Bhutan are attending the
workshop.
Addressing the participants, Chairman Pakistan
Agriculture Research Council (PARC). Dr Iftikhar Ahmad said that
Pakistan has sufficient food for its domestic consumptions and has
surplus quantity available in all major crops including wheat, rice and
maize.
He said that issue of food distribution is required to
ensure access to food facility for women and children in the country by
developing proper mechanism.
The mal-distribution of food was
existing within the family as women population are provided less
balanced diet as compared with the men adding that awareness needed for
proper diet distribution.
Addressing the participants, Director
HRDC, Riffat Ayesha said that poverty, hunger, and mal-nutrition are
prevailing in most parts of the world especial in SAARC region where
about 39 percent of the world’s poor live and has the highest incidence
43 percent of poverty.
She said that due to lack of knowledge
about nutritious food, health facilities and hygiene, the south Asia has
the highest level of mal-nourished population which was also affecting
negatively to their output.
The SAARC members states account 22
percent of total population of the world and their agriculture
production is on high risk resulting from high variations in weather,
she added.
She said that the training course will help to address
key issues of food security and analyses the scope for regional
cooperation in devising policies and programs for better food security
situation in the region.
Source : .nation.com.pk
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