Pakistan’s malnutrition crisis rooted in rural poverty, weak value chains: Analysis

Pakistan’s malnutrition crisis rooted in rural poverty, weak value chains: Analysis

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Pakistan’s persistent malnutrition crisis cannot be addressed through food and nutrition programmes alone, as deep-rooted rural poverty, weak incomes and an uneven distribution of economic value continue to undermine household food security, an analysis has argued. More than 40 per cent of children under the age of five in Pakistan are stunted, while the country loses more than $17 billion annually because of the consequ…