FOOD INSECURITY IN PAKISTAN INTENSITY AND CORRELATES

Abstract

Climate changes, lack of economic opportunities, poverty, corruption, water security are few global challenges which are being faced by a large num ber of countries. Apart from these, another challenge is the provision offood, which is the fundamental right of every citizen. Th is issue is more severe in developing countries. According to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations about 1 billion people are estimated to be food insecure, representing almost 16 percent of the population of developing countries.