Muhammad Khalid Bashir

Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture: Pathways to Harvesting — A Global and Pakistan Perspective

Madiha Batool, Hassan Zulfiqar, Amara Azam, Muhammad Khalid Bashir

This chapter explores the interlinkages between food security and sustainable agriculture in the context of global challenges and Pakistan's development landscape. It argues that achieving food security requires a transformation of agrifood systems that goes beyond increasing production to include environmental sustainability, …

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Water Insecurity, Food Insecurity: What Community Perceptions of WASH in Punjab Reveal About Maternal Health, Child Nutrition, and Rural Resilience

Muhammad Anas, Muhammad Khalid Bashir

Across rural and peri-urban Punjab, Pakistan, water scarcity and unsafe sanitation remain endemic, with national data showing that waterborne illness accounts for roughly 80 percent of disease burden and a third of all deaths nationwide. A cross-sectional survey of 156 residents across …

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Vanishing Farmland, Rising Risk: Agricultural Land Conversion, Housing Societies, and Food Security in Punjab, Pakistan

Muhammad Khalid Bashir, Muhammad Arsalan Wajid

Rapid urbanization in Pakistan is accelerating the conversion of fertile agricultural land into housing schemes and commercial developments, posing significant risks to food security and rural livelihoods. This policy brief draws on a household survey of 120 respondents from four peri-urban villages …

Food Insecurity, Oral Health, and Nutritional Status among University Students in Faisalabad, Pakistan

Bilal Saddique, Muhammad Khalid Bashir, Izhar Ul Haq, Javaria Nasir

Food insecurity and oral health problems are critical yet often separately addressed determinants of nutritional status among university students in low- and middle-income settings. This study investigates their combined effects on dietary behavior, health outcomes, and academic performance among 237 students in …

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Supply Chain Participation and Profitability of Mandarin (Kinnow) Farmers in Punjab, Pakistan: A Benefit-Cost Analysis across Traditional and Modern Supply Chains

Muhammad Mazhar Rauf, Rakhshanda Kousar, Muhammad Khalid Bashir, Javaria Nasir

Pakistan is the sixth-largest exporter of mandarins in the world, but farmers have a harder time making money and competing in global markets because the citrus value chains aren't very efficient. This study delineates the citrus (Kinnow mandarin) supply chain in Punjab …

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Knowledge management of sustainable infrastructure development: a regional assessment study

Natasha Murtaza, Ghaffar Ali, Yanchun Pan, Kysucky Vladimir et autres

Purpose The purpose of this study is to discuss how knowledge management (KM) practices can help in sustainable infrastructure growth in various regions with specific reference to energy consumption and economic development. Design/methodology/approach The study employs the panel data of 65 Belt …

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Food Price Volatility and Policy Responses

Zaki Rauf, Ayesha Rouf, Abdullah Hammad, Tahira Sadaf et autres

The issue of food price volatility poses an important problem regarding food security, economic stability, and well-being of households in developing and emerging economies like Pakistan. This chapter is an exhaustive analysis of existing literature about food price volatility including factors that …

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Introduction: Rethinking Food Security Policy in Developing Economies: Why Now, Why Differently?

Muhammad Khalid Bashir, Muhammad Umer Farrukh

This Introduction frames a twenty-three-chapter edited volume that asks why food insecurity persists in developing economies despite decades of sustained investment in agriculture, nutrition programs, and social protection. The chapters collectively argue that the root cause is not insufficient food production but …

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From Rethinking to Rebuilding: Answers, Implications, and the Road Ahead

Muhammad Khalid Bashir, Muhammad Umer Farrukh

This Conclusion synthesizes the arguments of the twenty-two preceding chapters, providing answers to each of the organizing questions posed in the Introduction. It derives ten practical implications for policymakers, NGOs, development practitioners, and researchers working on food security in developing economies. It …

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Rethinking Food Security Policy in Developing Countries

Muhammad Khalid Bashir, Muhammad Umer Farrukh, Umair Rafiq, Burhan Ahmad et autres

Food security remains one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century, shaped by the complex interactions of agricultural productivity, climate change, governance, technological innovation, economic development, and social equity. This book provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of the evolution of …

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Agricultural Land Use Conversion Patterns: Economic, Environmental and Social Imprints

Aqeela Saghir, Shoukat Ali, Muhammad Rafay Muzamil, Rakhshanda Kousar et autres

The conversion of agricultural land for urban purposes is a critical global challenge that carries substantial economic, environmental, and social consequences. This study investigates the patterns and drivers of agricultural land conversion in Faisalabad, Pakistan, by analysing farmers’ perceptions, demographic influences and …

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Perceptions and Choices for Urban Greening: A Socio Economic Study of Tree Plantation Among Business Community in Faisalabad

Zaeema Farooq, Muhammad Khalid Bashir

This study investigates the perceptions and choices of the business community in Faisalabad regarding tree plantation, recognizing their potential as active contributors to urban sustainability. A descriptive research design was adopted. Five main roads in Faisalabad, i.e., Satyana Road, Jhang Road, Canal …

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