Steps afoot to support crop exports

Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan on Thursday said that the government has taken coordinated measures to mitigate flood-related losses and support recovery of rice, maize, and potato exports.

He said that an Implementation Plan with defined actions and timelines is being finalized by the Ministry of Commerce in consultation with relevant stakeholders.

Additionally the ministry and Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) have been facilitating the exporters of rice, maize and potato in their participation in trade exhibition and promotional activities in Pakistan and aboard, he added.