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Pakistan wants to protect farmland and slow the rapid growth of its cities.
It has the highest rate of urbanisation in South Asia.
But a housing shortage, a growing population, and the selling of agricultural property are driving thousands of farmers away from their ancestral lands.
And now, a possible food shortage is becoming an increasing risk.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Kalam in northern Pakistan.
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It has the highest rate of urbanisation in South Asia.
But a housing shortage, a growing population, and the selling of agricultural property are driving thousands of farmers away from their ancestral lands.
And now, a possible food shortage is becoming an increasing risk.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Kalam in northern Pakistan.
- Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe
- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
- Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
- Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
#Pakistan #PakistanUrbanization #PakistanFarmlands
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