Govt to enhance dates exports

[Edevelop]

The Government has taken a number of steps for value addition and to enhance export of dates.

For this purpose‚ a subsidy of fifty percent on the cost of plant and machinery for dates has been given under Strategic Trade Policy Framework.

Export Development Fund has allocated an amount of 55.346 million rupees for establishment of three Dates Processing Plants‚ one each in Khairpur‚ Turbat and Dera Ismail Khan. A Memorandum of Understanding has already been signed with Sindh Board of Investment for establishment of Dates Processing Plant in Khairpur under public-private partnership. Solar dryers for the dates have been installed in Khairpur through financial support of USAID.

The Government has established Horticulture Development and Export Company to work for production‚ development and export of horticulture products including dates.

Training workshops and Seminars on dates processing have also been arranged to help increase the export of dates.

Radio Pakistan- Export Development Fund has allocated an amount of 55.346 million rupees for establishment of three

 

[Panther 57]

Dates grow in tropical desert area and Pakistan has abundance of such area. Presently only 75,000 hectares are being utilized for date cultivation. Potential to develop date farming in Balochistan and Sindh exists, which can safely reduce trade deficit by another US$100-150 million per annum.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Turbat etc areas produce beautiful dates... much better than what we buy from iran etc.

 

[[Bregs]]

No doubt Pakistani dates are world famous, kindly export some to India too

 

[Panther 57]

Pakistan is exporting a large number of dates, unfortunately through unofficial channels, only to come back with value addition. What a pity.