This was stated by Bahauddin Zakariya University, Institute of Food Science and Nutrition Chairman Dr Saeed Akhtar on Sunday. Dr Akhtar added that climate change had been a growing threat with harmful effects on human health. Another expert Dr Tariq Ismail said climate change was amplifying multiple burdens of malnutrition by its effects on food security, public hygiene, water quality and supplies, food safety and maternal and child health care. Dr Ismail added that the adverse effects of climate change could pose serious threats to food security especially to small scale food producers’ lives and livelihoods. Future of the country was embedded in agriculture produce, therefore, climate change appears to be a serious challenge with respect to food insecurity and malnutrition, he added.

Source: The Express Tribune April 15, 2019 06:00 UTC