Pakistan, Feb. 20 -- Both affordability and availability constrain access to a healthy diet in visible as some 68% of Pakistan's population cannot afford a healthy diet. On average, a Pakistani household spends 36% of consumption expenditure on food (1st quintile - 47%; 5th quintile - 28%), World Bank highlighted in a policy note on agriculture.
Quoting results of a recent Food and Agriculture Orgainization (FAO), World Bank has said that Pakistan has experienced both high inflation and volatility of food prices over recent years highlighting the need to strengthen its food system. Food price inflation is driven by the interaction of demand and supply factors influenced by diverse actors in the system.
These interactions often do not resu...