The issue is government makes alot of noise and hardly any work is done on the ground. They announced last year that they were going to start their own olive brand.
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Saal ho gya hai but nothing for the customer. Now why would I buy 3rd rate imported italian olives a 500g jar for about 900 Rs, when I know that I would get a better value for money buying local? But the issue is there is no local. Yeh baatien choodtien hain aur kaam kuch nahi kartay. I am not a brand conscious person and I assume majority of middle class is like me, but there literally aren't any accessible alternatives and gov does jack shit in real world. Here is an older thread.
Pakistan’s olive oil producers prepare to enter global market: report The country's olive production is expected to reach 16,000 tonnes by 2027 By INP - July 29, 2020 0 279 ISLAMABAD: Pakistani olive oil producers are preparing to enter the global market as 27.5 million olive trees on...
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