Pakistan, March 21 -- Despite considerable public spending with support from development partners, agriculture growth slowed down to below three %.
The agriculture sector in Pakistan is among the biggest employers and is especially important from a social, livelihood, and foreign exchange perspective. However, food security remains a paramount concern for Pakistan, a nation of over 230 million people. The country's population growth and rate of urbanization is pressurizing the agriculture sector not only to increase production, but also to respond to a changing and diversifying food consumption pattern. Despite considerable public spending with support from development partners, agriculture growth slowed down from an average of over 4% per...