Politics of dependence

• July 25, 2025

  Nothing to Eat but Cherries and Apples. Politics of Wheat Subsidies in Ishkoman Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

  

  Fizza Batool, CASAS’ member, has published this article in Geographien Südasiens. Abstract: Food security is presented as a major challenge for mountain communities in the Global South. In order to address food insecurity, the Government of Pakistan introduced the policy of subsidized wheat in the region of Gilgit-Baltistan (G￾B) in 1970s. What has been the…