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Welcome to the page that offer you information on the delicious and fresh fruits and vegetables grown in Pakistan. Pakistan is fortunate enough to have the favorable climate and land required for the cultivation of large varieties of crops, fruits and vegetables. Fertile land, diverse climate, and one of the best canal irrigation systems in the whole world make Pakistan a home of different types of crops, fruits and vegetables that not only meet the domestic demand but also are high foreign exchange earner. Minor crops that include pulses, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables in Pakistan account for nearly 15 percent of the value-added agriculture. Keep scrolling to know about the contribution of fruits and vegetables in Pakistan’s economy.
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Pakistan’s agro-climatic conditions that ranges from tropical to temperate, allows healthy growth of 21 different types of fruits and 40 different types of vegetables. Major Pakistani fruits include citrus, mango, dates, guava, banana, apple, apricot, almonds, grapes, pomegranate, plum and peach. Among the vegetable cultivation in Pakistan, the major Pakistani vegetables are onion, potato, chili, cucurbits, melons, tomato, okra, pea and turnip. Pakistan earns a lot of foreign currencies not only by selling its fresh fruits and vegetables, but also by jams, jellies, pickles, chips, etc.
The post-harvest losses suffered from fruits and vegetables can range till 42 percent in some years. These heavy losses bring low return to these fruit and vegetable growers, traders and processors. The quality of the produced fruits and vegetables starts deteriorating right after their harvest. Some of the primary factors responsible for these losses are: adoption of outdated production techniques leading to low shelf life, poor pre-harvest measures, lack of pesticides and disease infestation and unbalanced use of nutrients. Citrus fruits are the most important fruit crops in Pakistan that’s grown on an area more than 160,000 hectares with nearly 2 million tons production annually. In all the four Pakistani provinces citrus fruit is grown. For more information on agriculture and livestock in Pakistan’s economy, simple surf the pages in our site www.economyofpakistan.com.
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