Miller Magazine Issue: 142 October 2021

91 Country Profile MILLER / OCTOber 2021 Despite having fertile lands and bumper wheat crops, Pakistan had to import four million tons of wheat last year. South Asian country has undergone a historic shift from being an exporter of wheat to a major im- porter of wheat. Prime Minister Imran Khan warned if food crops production did not in- crease and the population explosion con- tinued, the country might face famine and poverty in the years to come. Pakistan is the fifth most populated country in the world, with a population of about 207 million. It is situated between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf, at the strategically important mouth of the Strait of Hormuz. It shares its borders with China, India, Af- ghanistan and Iran. Pakistan: From exporting to wheat importing country