Forecasting Wheat Production Gaps to Assess the State of Future Food Security in Pakistan

Farhad Zulfiqar and Abid Hu

Abstract

Forecasting Wheat Production Gaps to Assess the State of Future Food Security in Pakistan Providing production forecasts of main food commodities to food security planners may lead to improved production planning decisions in any country or region. Cognizant of this fact, this study forecasts the future wheat production gaps (PG) in Pakistan for 13 years (2013-2025) at two different levels of consumption, i.e. 125 kg/capita/annum and 150 kg/capita/annum.