Cherries rank among the highest-value horticultural commodities in international trade, and China’s market — valued at approximately US$3 billion with annual demand of around 350,000 tonnes — represents the single most lucrative destination for cherry exporters worldwide. Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region produces approximately 5,000 tonnes of premium-quality cherries per season under ideal…
PHDEC, with financial support from the Export Development Fund (EDF), has sponsored a Cherry Nursery Development Project in Gilgit-Baltistan to strengthen the region’s cherry production base and enhance its export potential. The project aims to develop a sustainable supply of quality, large-size and high-demand cherry plants for growers, with the long-term potential to provide up to 5 million…
Chili is one of Pakistan’s most strategic spice commodities, with Sindh contributing the bulk of national production and Pakistani red chilies enjoying strong recognition for color, pungency and flavor. Yet a persistent and well-documented problem has held the sector back from realizing its export potential — aflatoxin contamination and Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) non-compliance arising from…
Multan — Pakistan’s “Mango City” — sits at the heart of a mango sector that produces approximately 1.8 million metric tons annually but exports only 6–7% as fresh fruit, with the remainder absorbing huge post-harvest losses or sold at distress prices during seasonal gluts. Recognizing that value addition through dehydration is one of the most direct routes to absorbing surplus production,…