Although stubborn inflationary pressures have worsened the situation of poor people in recent years, public food distribution under various social protection schemes fell by more than 7 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters of the current fiscal year, driven by political instability and dysfunctional local governance.
One in every four households, or 26.13 percent, that rely on agriculture for their income face food insecurity
With the soaring inflation rate in recent times, the importance of effective public food distribution cannot be emphasised enough.
Although stubborn inflationary pressures have worsened the situation of poor people in recent years, public food distribution under various social protection schemes fell by more than 7 percent year-on-year in the first three quarters of the current fiscal year, driven by political instability and dysfunctional local governance.
One in every four households, or 26.13 percent, that rely on agriculture for their income face food insecurity
With the soaring inflation rate in recent times, the importance of effective public food distribution cannot be emphasised enough.
