Pakistan to benefit from Kuwait's ban on Indian fruits' import

[RoadRunner401]

The virus is already stopped. All those who're infected came in contact with patient zero.

State will be declared virus free within two months, hopefully.

Wait, now what is the political appointee Vice- President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) suppose to do. It took the guy years to come up with this genius plan and you Indians go ahead and ruin it

 

[hembo]

Wait, now what is the political appointee Vice- President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) suppose to do. It took the guy years to come up with this genius plan and you Indians go ahead and ruin it

Could not help but chuckle at this ingenious jib!!!

 

[KapitaanAli]

It should also be noted that only fruits from Kerala is banned, not India. As far as I know.

Would it double Pakistan's exports, really? And would Pakistan double its fruit production within a week before the ban is removed in months at most?

 

[Devil Soul]

WHAT!!!!!!!!! Ummah buying more from India than Pakistan I am shocked. How about trying to compete with Indians for The market by offering a better product,service or promotions instead of celebrating a dumb virus, what are the plans after Indians get hold of the virus

nothing to do with Ummah, althou this Ummah Mantra is jus a fancy slogan, but the reason they import more from Kerela is bcoz 60%-70% expats in Kuwait r from Kerala.....

 

[Armchair-General]

And in today's news, PM Modi addressed the nation on how Pakistan was targeting India's agriculture with biological warfare.

 

[A.A. Khan]

India’s loss – Pakistan’s gain


A rare, brain-damaging virus that could possibly become an epidemic threat has broken out in Kerala, India. As per WHO, Nipah virus has already killed at least 17 people. Ranked alongside Ebola and Zika among diseases that can result in a global pandemic, Nipah virus has no vaccine and no cure and it naturally resides in fruit bats.

Bahrain and UAE are among countries that import fruits and vegetables from Kerala. Following the outbreak and considering the virus’s residence, imports have been banned since Saturday. Since the Certificates of Origin issued to these perishables show that they are grown and cultivated in India, but do not specifically name the state, the ban affects Indian exports all across the country. It is possible that other markets for Indian fruits and vegetables such as Europe and Saudi Arabia will follow the Gulf States example.

India’s loss can become Pakistan’s gain, especially currently during Ramadan when fruits exports are in high demand. It has already has come to FPCCI’s attention and a statement has been issued regarding the possibility of an increase in exports, particularly that of potatoes, onion and chilies. The vacuum created in the market is significant given that about 150 tons daily are exported from India to UAE and Kuwait.

This is not the first time that ban on Indian exports has proved to be a windfall for Pakistan. EU has reduced the maximum permissible residue level of a fungicide called Tricyclazole in basmati rice to 0.01 mg per kg from the present limit of 1.0 mg per kg, effective from January this year. The Indian government has said that it would take at least three harvests of over three years to effectively modify their crops to comply with EU rules.

Since this pesticide in not used domestically, Pakistan’s rice exports to EU received a surge. EU currently imports about 360,000 tons of basmati rice a year of which around 150,000 tons are consumed by UK. India’s share in the market was 200,000 tons.

As fortuitous as India’s woes may be to Pakistan’s exports, it is regretful that Pakistan cannot successful boost its exports through indigenous measures that improve quality and better serve the global market. Making hay while the sun shines aka benefiting from ban on Indian exports is advantageous in the short run. However, for sustainable growth in exports Pakistan needs to stop depending on circumstances and invest in measures to increase global competitiveness.

https://www.brecorder.com/2018/06/06/421731/indias-loss-pakistans-gain/

 

[BHarwana]

KARACHI: Kuwait's ban on fruits and vegetables imported from India would be beneficial for Pakistan, a top official associated with the country's trade and industry body said on Sunday.

Waheed Ahmed, the vice president at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), explained that exports of fruits and vegetables from Pakistan to Kuwait would consequently double in volume now that the latter had banned the imports of the same from India owing to the outbreak of the Nipah virus.

Noting that the Nipah virus had, at present, affected two states in India, Ahmed reiterated the Kuwaiti Food Safety Review's warning that the Nipah virus posed a risk to both humans and animals.

Kuwait had earlier announced that it was implementing a ban on the imports of fruits and vegetables from India, according to a statement by its trade ministry.

A committee at the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition — the Kuwaiti food safety and regulatory authority — cited Nipah virus outbreak in India's Kerala as the reason behind the latest decision taken by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Infections were spreading in India's Kerala and other states in its south due to the Nipah virus outbreak, the Kuwaiti ministry said, adding that it posed a risk to both humans and animals.

Dr Mustafa Redha, the undersecretary of health, "affirmed that the ministry will take urgent precautionary health measures to prevent the outbreak of Nipah virus in the country after cases of infection were confirmed in the State of Kerala in South India", website indiansinkuwait reported.

It said that an advisory had been issued to implement relevant precautionary measures at health facilities in Kuwait.

Last week, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had also imposed a ban on fruits and vegetables from Kerala, the Indian state, due to the same Nipah virus outbreak.

The rare brain-damaging Nipah virus has killed 13 people in the southern Indian state of Kerala, the UAE noted on Tuesday.

The UAE's Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCaE) also notified other local authorities, including the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) and the municipalities of its emirates, to prevent the entry of any fresh produce from Kerala, it had said in a statement.

The ministry suspects that fruit bats are the source of the virus. It said it was banning fresh produce, including mangoes, dates, and bananas — the bats’ preferred fruits.

Indian health officials have been unable to trace the origin of the outbreak and have commenced a fresh round of tests on fruit bats from Perambra, the suspected epicentre of the infection.

Kerala sent 116 suspected cases for testing in recent weeks, 15 have been confirmed with the deadly disease and 13 of these people have died, with two patients still undergoing treatment.

No confirmed cases of the virus have been found outside the state.

There is no vaccine for the virus, which is spread through body fluids and can cause encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.




https://www.geo.tv/latest/197902-pa...ts-ban-on-indian-fruits-import-fpcci-official

 

[Slav Defence]

Pakistan should also impose strict screening tests before importing any vegetable and fruits from India to ensure safety of her civilians.Indians must also stop including their fruits and vegetable from these states unless they will not eliminate this Nipah virus.

regards

 

[BHarwana]

Pakistan should also impose strict screening tests before importing any vegetable and fruits from India to ensure safety of her civilians.Indians must also stop including their fruits and vegetable from these states unless they will not eliminate this Nipah virus.

regards

Yep agreed that Pan pata should be checked and also tomatoes

 

[MBT 3000]

very good but money wont be a lot bcs devaluation

 

[Tom M]

Our Pakistani friends here simply don't know the fact that Nipha incident is reported only from one single district (Calicut) in Kerala and that we don't export anything much, we are a predominantly consumer state within Indian Union. And I doubt that any of our negligible Imports even reach Pakistan by any means. LOL