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Sindh’s 70 percent people underfed
Written on:January 11, 2012
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By Amar Guriro KARACHI – Despite being an agricultural province, Sindh is the poorest and the most food-deprived province of the country with 70 percent of its total population (estimated at 35 million) facing food insecurity, according to the National Nutrition Survey (NNS) 2011. The national survey reveals that the women, especially mothers, and children are the worst sufferers of the food insecurity in the province, which contributes 70 percent…
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