2024-07-10 11:53:04
(Web Desk) For the first time in the history of Pakistan, Date Festival will be held in September 2024, which will encourage date farmers, there is a vast scope for increasing date production in the country.
According to the Ministry of National Food Security and Research sources, the Ministry of Food Security will ensure full cooperation for the successful organization of Date Festival, Pakistan is the fifth largest country in the world in date production.
According to the sources, the export of dates in Pakistan is not encouraging but the potential is there, effective measures are being taken to increase the exports of dates as well. is an important crop for and the Ministry of Food Security is committed to support date palm growers.
Sources said that dates are a source of highly nutritious food and provide employment opportunities in rural areas. Pakistan, the world’s leading producer of dates, has an annual production of more than 150,000 metric tons. It is very popular globally due to its unique taste and texture.
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Sources said that to increase the value chain of dates, Pakistan wants to set up date processing plants in important regions, from the processing plants we will be able to produce high quality date products, date sugar and date juice. To increase the shelf life, the government is ensuring practical measures to increase the productivity of the agricultural sector.
2024-07-10 11:53:04