Does China Pakistan Economic Corridor become an avenue to achieve sustainable development goal no. 2 (food security) in Pakistan: Under the condition of COVID-19?

Abstract

The post Covid-19 era steer towards stakeholder thinking, which demands to look for sustainable solutions in terms of other epidemics and food security is one of the most notable for the developing world. In South Asia, China Pakistan Economic Corridor could be an avenue for multi-layered socio-economic assistance where Pakistan can seek solution for one epidemic (food security) while engaged with the effects of pandemic through studying all the stakeholders. This could be a roadmap for the west-east or developed-underdeveloped countries reliance on one another for food security through economic corridor alike settings. Academically, it has been projected by the plethora of research that holistically and inclusively, stakeholder analysis is lacking in the available reservoir of research. Methodologically, the stakeholder analysis was performed in three layers–identification, investigation through social networks, and communication by prioritization matrix. The findings suggested that apart from stakeholders’ differences in regard to interest, influence and knowledge, all of them agreed with the argument that China Pakistan Economic Corridor has enviably and irrefutably positive effects on food security. The policy implications project the need for integrated reports of various ministries to be unidirectional for having synergical effect and taking all the stakeholders into consideration as leaving any group behind will repeat the past results.

Retraction: Does China Pakistan Economic Corridor become an avenue to achieve sustainable development goal no. 2 (food security) in Pakistan: Under the condition of COVID-19?

“…Similarities between the articles [ 1 , 3 ] include potential paraphrasing throughout the results section, and similar figures, including Fig 4 of [ 1 ] which appears to have irregularities in the size, format and alignment of text and numbers, and which appears similar to Fig 3 of [ 3 ].…”

“…They also said that the figures are not the same in the two articles, and that similar figure layout could be due to the use of similar methodology. The editors remain concerned about the high similarities between these articles [1,3].In relation to the consistency and validity of survey questions, the corresponding author confirmed that they did not provide the same questionnaire to all stakeholders, and indicated that this was due to differences between different professions. They did not comment on the concerns regarding validity of the survey questions.…”

“…Following the publication of this article and Correction [ 1 , 2 ], concerns were raised regarding similarity to a previously published article with no shared authors [ 3 ], and the consistency and validity of survey questions based on files provided during the review process.…”

“…They also said that the figures are not the same in the two articles, and that similar figure layout could be due to the use of similar methodology. The editors remain concerned about the high similarities between these articles [ 1 , 3 ].…”

Exploring the China-Pakistan economic corridor project performance during Covid-19 pandemic

“…Also, the main issue that arose was Pakistan's scarcity of water resources, which put their agriculture at risk because agriculture is the foundation of the country's economy; during COVID-19, Pakistan was at stake. Through Pakistan's agricultural advancement, infrastructural growth, and enhanced energy reserves, the CPEC programs can support long-term economic and social development [ 16 ]. CPEC also demonstrated resilience during the pandemic.…”