A future of healthy and sustainable foods in Gilgit Baltistan (Agriculture)

Agriculture in Gilgit Baltistan contributes significantly to food security, nutrition, and wellbeing of mountain communities. With unprecedented climatic and non-climatic changes, agriculture is also showing effects of changes in practices and use of resources including, increased use of chemicals, land use changes and agrobiodiversity loss. Given the rich natural resource base and ecology of Gilgit Baltistan, the region has huge potential to be a harbinger for sustainable agriculture, and safe and healthy foods for its people.

ICIMOD and WWF-Pakistan have developed this documentary aimed to explore the possibility of promoting organic agriculture in Gilgit Baltistan and help evolve an understanding on the importance and potential to sale and export organic agricultural products, and empowering mountain farmers while sustaining healthy ecosystems.