Abstract:
Purpose: The study of Food Insecurity in Pakistan was to evaluate the impact on rice. In
Pakistan the rice stands for a situation where at one side there is rice available but on the other
side the people don’t have enough or any access to rice at all. This means that the food is out
there insecure as the people who have the right to reach and utilize rice for their healthy
nourishment are not given the opportunity nor access to food to do so. It has been a known fact
that Pakistan is an agricultural country but yet at the same time it is the same country which has
been facing issues when it comes to availability, accessibility and utilization of rice.
Methodology: The study will focus on qualitative research as this research phenomenon is
comparatively new in Pakistan. Such study is rare so it is difficult to collect the data regarding
the progress of Food Insecurity in Pakistan on rice. It will help us in establishing an in depth
understanding of insecurity of food in Pakistan on rice. This study will help in finding out the
prospects of problems and solutions how can minimize the risk in Pakistan and we would be able
to establish what the current situation of industry. The data has been collected through a
questionnaire and interviews were conducted from the representatives/employees of different
organizations in local market. The respondents were from Governments i.e. Trade Corporation of
Pakistan(TCP), Rice Export Corporation of Pakistan (RECP), Quality Review Committee
(QRC), Traders, Millers, Exporters and they were 25 representative. Interviews were conducted
and due to limitation, some interviews were conducted on telephonic manner and through Skype.
Findings: This research is to know where we are standing at national and international markets.
One of the biggest findings of this research was the gaps between realities and polices. Other
findings issues are export, quality, technology, and Mode of transportation. The regulation
authorities are not working properly and they are not maintaining the standard of export quality
to meet international standard.
Practical Implications: The implementation from research will help government authorities,
policies makers, market committees, traders, brokers, and exporters to understand the overall
dynamics and mechanism of rice sector in Pakistan.
