The report notes substantial gains in key policy areas. Tobacco use has declined by 27 per cent since 2010, contributing to reductions in lung cancer cases and deaths in some regions.
Analysts project that without such investments, ongoing global risks – geopolitical, climatic, and logistical – could keep prices elevated and margins tight for farmers into 2026 and beyond.
The simultaneous provincial wheat-release programme may ease some pressure on millers, but bakers say the benefit will only reach them if official roti rates are adjusted accordingly.
Analysts project that without such investments, ongoing global risks – geopolitical, climatic, and logistical – could keep prices elevated and margins tight for farmers into 2026 and beyond.