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Pakistani mango export is in trouble again. According, to the ministry of commerce the country has lost three of its five lifelines due to the issue of live fruit fly larvae. After two more export rejection would result in a 5-year ban on Pakistani mango exports to the European countries.
And it wouldn't be the first time; last year Pakistan faced a similar situation when presence of fruit flies in shipments sent abroad drew harsh warnings from the European countries.
The EU can anytime slap a ban on the import of mangoes and other fruits and vegetables from Pakistan. That was already done to India, last year.
It is not that the government has not taken any steps. In 2014, several quality checks were enforced. These quality checks yielded results as in 2014 the interceptions in Europe dropped sharply to just three from 236 consignments in 2013.
Last year Pakistan exported 90,714 tons of mangos officially as compared to 61,000 metric tons during 2013. However, the fear is growing in the industry that this time around Pakistani mango exports will come under the knife. Quarantine policies of EU are becoming stricter each year, and if Pakistan is unable to cope with stricter policies it will lose the most lucrative export market for mangoes.
Exporters believe that the problem is at the end of growers and the government because they can do little to control the fruit fly. Pakistan Fruits and Vegetables Exporters Association (PFVA) wants the government and growers to realize diseases in mangoes and other fruits are on the rise.
The Ministry of National Food Security and Research last year made it mandatory to perform hot water treatment on all mango exports to the EU. However, the agricultural experts argue that what government is doing is taking care of the symptoms.
The actual problem is still present. The agricultural experts agree with the exporters that unless the government trained the growers and further invest in research the problem would not be solved.
Mangoes in trouble again | Business Recorder
Research in agriculture sector is pathetic....No idea why no one is bothered despite Pakistan relies heavily on the agriculture sector!
Pakistani mango export is in trouble again. According, to the ministry of commerce the country has lost three of its five lifelines due to the issue of live fruit fly larvae. After two more export rejection would result in a 5-year ban on Pakistani mango exports to the European countries.
And it wouldn't be the first time; last year Pakistan faced a similar situation when presence of fruit flies in shipments sent abroad drew harsh warnings from the European countries.
The EU can anytime slap a ban on the import of mangoes and other fruits and vegetables from Pakistan. That was already done to India, last year.
It is not that the government has not taken any steps. In 2014, several quality checks were enforced. These quality checks yielded results as in 2014 the interceptions in Europe dropped sharply to just three from 236 consignments in 2013.
Last year Pakistan exported 90,714 tons of mangos officially as compared to 61,000 metric tons during 2013. However, the fear is growing in the industry that this time around Pakistani mango exports will come under the knife. Quarantine policies of EU are becoming stricter each year, and if Pakistan is unable to cope with stricter policies it will lose the most lucrative export market for mangoes.
Exporters believe that the problem is at the end of growers and the government because they can do little to control the fruit fly. Pakistan Fruits and Vegetables Exporters Association (PFVA) wants the government and growers to realize diseases in mangoes and other fruits are on the rise.
The Ministry of National Food Security and Research last year made it mandatory to perform hot water treatment on all mango exports to the EU. However, the agricultural experts argue that what government is doing is taking care of the symptoms.
The actual problem is still present. The agricultural experts agree with the exporters that unless the government trained the growers and further invest in research the problem would not be solved.
Mangoes in trouble again | Business Recorder
Research in agriculture sector is pathetic....No idea why no one is bothered despite Pakistan relies heavily on the agriculture sector!
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