Agri. Education Pakistan

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Oxfam’s latest survey, published on August 3, include Pakistan among the 21 nations facing food crisis due to high and volatile food prices. The survey also says 36 percent of the people in Pakistan are undernourished. “Nearly two-thirds (120 million) of the population spends between 50 and 70 percent of their income on food, making them vulnerable to rising prices,” the survey reports about Pakistan. The conclusion of this Oxfam’s report is interestingly just contrary to the thinking of the top rulers in Pakistan, who boast to have brought a revolutionary change in the economic condition of the country.  Food prices, according to the global report of the British international NGO, have hovered near an all-time peak since late 2010 sending tens of millions of people into poverty. Oxfam’s new interactive map shows how poor communities across the world are being hurt by high and volatile food prices. This ‘food price pressure points map’ provides a global s...