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Mango exports to rise with new technology

'We want to ensure that Pakistani mangoes are competitive on the international market'

Our Correspondent August 08, 2018

Under the project’s grant programme, 13 state-of-the-art mango graders have been provided. PHOTO:FILE

ISLAMABAD: US Agency for International Development (USAID) Pakistan Mission Director Jerry Bisson has said that by facilitating infrastructure upgrades, introducing new technologies and promoting market opportunities, mango exports will increase to high-end markets, which will bring more revenues to Pakistani farmers and exporters.

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“We want to ensure that Pakistani mangoes are competitive on the international market,” he emphasised while speaking at the Mango Gala held to mark long-term partnership with Pakistan’s government and private sector. USAID has been working with Pakistan since 2009 to expand the market of its mangoes globally.

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According to USAID, it has supported mango farmers in upgrading fruit processing technologies and addressing export protocols more efficiently since 2009.

Under the project’s grant programme, 13 state-of-the-art mango graders have been provided.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 8^th, 2018.

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