Struggling for wheat flour
IT is happening all the time now. As Ramazan proceeds, a huge rush, sometimes ending in stampedes, at food distribution sites is a common sight. In Karachi, 12 people —…
Fortify to flourish
Micronutrient deficiencies, often referred to as 'hidden hunger’, are silently eroding Pakistan’s health and economic potential, leaving millions of children, women, and vulnerable populations malnourished and susceptible to disease. Despite…
Making hay of wheat
HOW do two working-class village women, meeting for the first time, learn about each other’s state of well-being? Pardon my eavesdropping, but while travelling in rural Punjab in a cramped…
Wheat for all Tabinda
FOOD insecurity in Pakistan has aggravated sharply over the past few years, the inevitable outcome of persistent political instability and declining economic health. With one of the fastest-growing populations in…
India set for wheat imports after six years, to shore up reserves
India is poised to begin wheat imports after a six-year gap, to replenish depleted reserves and hold down prices that leaped following three years of disappointing crops, sources say, as…
Wheat woes: plenty to precarious
Jubilations about the country achieving a historic bumper wheat crop have become short-lived and have instead been overtaken by the saga of slow sales and falling price levels, resulting in…
Wheat crisis
Agrarian economy of Pakistan employs a large workforce and considered vital from a social, livelihood and foreign exchange perspective. Agriculture’s share in total GDP in the fiscal year (FY) 2021-22,…
Wheat import: doors not closed yet
Pakistan is the 7th largest wheat producer in the world but, with respect to yield the country stands at 37th rank. Instead of releasing 123 varieties of wheat within last…
Wheat can rescue Pakistan!
Russia is weaponizing wheat again. Back in March 2022, the world’s TV screens carried images of burning wheat fields, damaged farm machinery, and collapsed grain silos in Ukraine’s wheat belt…
Wheat policy imperatives
Wheat has been in the spotlight lately for two reasons: news of a bumper crop and, that notwithstanding, fears of impending shortage due to hoarding on the one hand and…
