Engro Fertilizers hosted panel discussion at Pakistan Pavilion
Engro Fertilizers, a subsidiary of Pakistan’s leading conglomerate, the Engro Corporation, hosted an insightful panel discussion on regional food security and agricultural partnership opportunities with Pakistan at the Dubai Expo 2020.
The panel highlighted the leading and visionary role of Gulf states, particularly the UAE, to secure the entire region’s food security. Food insecurity in the MENA is a growing challenge as in 2020, MENA’s share of the world’s acutely food insecure people was 20 per cent, disproportionately high compared to its 6 per cent share of the population.
Climate change was highlighted as the biggest and foremost challenge affecting local agriculture, with half of the MENA population already living under water-stressed conditions. Meanwhile, agriculture productivity rates are not keeping up with population increase.
Further, the region is dependent on food imports, especially for wheat and other staple grains. Half of MENA’s food is imported, rising to 90 per cent in Gulf Cooperation Countries.
Experts noted that by forging partnerships in the agricultural sector with resource-rich countries, like Pakistan, the region can benefit from enhanced agricultural output to overcome its food security challenge. With a greater focus on modern agricultural research and technology, seed quality, balanced use of fertilizers, and uplift of infrastructure across the agri-value chain, Pakistan can...
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