Abstract:
Food security is a significant concern in the context of climate change. Climate change poses a range of challenges to agriculture, food production, and distribution systems, ultimately impacting food security at local, regional, and global levels. Human activities and industrial advancements have caused global warmingby more than 95%. Pakistan contributes to the total global greenhouse emissions by 1% only but has failed to control these emissions. The world's already malnourished populations can be more devastated by this fast acceleration of climate change. The temperature increase interferes with the agrarian regions' output and production negatively, leading to food insecurity. Despite being self-sufficient in producing staple foods, 37% of Pakistan's population still lacks access to adequate food due to several variables, including political, institutional and agronomic instability. The affordability and availability of food are critical issues of food insecurity. Furthermore, the challenges caused by climate change make it harder to grow and access food due to changes in rainfall, temperature, water availability, and population size. Plant diseases, adverse weather conditionsand a worldwide water crisis are contributing factors to decreased corn and wheat production in recent years. The increased carbon dioxide levels in plants also affect their nutritional value by reducing the zinc, protein and iron content. The introduction of support pricing for all crops and the provision of agricultural insurance is urgently required to aid farmers, according to economists. The factors causing Pakistan's food crisis also include hoarding and resource smuggling. Therefore, there is a need to implement the National Food Security Policy launched in 2018. Food insecurity will continue to multiply in ongoing economic pressures and the fight against the global pandemic, which will invariably exert pressure on the most vulnerable households until the government can focus and initiate more programs to cater to the rapidly spreading food insecurity.
Page(s):
52-52
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Abstract Book on International Conference on Food and Applied Sciences (ICFAS-23) 3-5 August 23, Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023
Keywords:
Climate change
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food insecurity
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global warming
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food crisis