mango According to Afifah Khalid, the founder of Fresh and Roshan, a start-up related to the local sales and export business of other fruits and vegetables, this year Climate change Due to this, the production of mangoes in Pakistan has decreased by 25%.
Afifah Khalid, a young entrepreneur, told Independent Urdu that in recent years, mango production in Pakistan has decreased by 25% due to ‘a drastic change in seasons, non-arrival of spring and extreme heat.’
Afifah Khalid said: ‘Due to climate change, summer started earlier this year, due to which the mango fruit looked ripe, but was raw inside.
“There was a delay in the production of some varieties, like Chonsa which usually reaches the market fully ripe in June, but this year it came in late July. Due to all these reasons, 25% reduction in mango crop was seen this year.
He added: ‘Not only has the production of mangoes decreased, but the size of the mangoes has also remained small, which has affected exports. Due to reduced production and smaller size of mangoes, prices were lower than what should have been fetched, so not only farmers but also young entrepreneurs and traders had to suffer.’
Afifah Khalid advised to adopt climate smart agriculture to avoid reduction in production of fruits especially in Pakistan due to climate change and said: ‘Farmers should be provided with weather forecasting tools so that they can calculate the weather. Save your crop. By doing this, there will be minimal damage to the crop.’
In May this year, the All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association had expressed fear that there is a possibility of a 40% decrease in mango exports from Pakistan due to a delay of a few days this year, citing climate change as the reason. is going
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The export of Pakistani mangoes to various countries including China, Turkey, United Kingdom, America, Japan and Central Asian states starts from May 20 every year, but this year it could not be done.
Saeed Khan, Vice Chairman of All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association, said in a conversation with Independent Urdu on May 19: ‘Mango production in Pakistan is the highest in Punjab and this year the winter has been long in Punjab. Therefore, there has been a clear decline in the production of mangoes in Punjab.’
According to Saeed Khan: ‘Due to the decrease in the production of mangoes in Punjab, it is feared that there will be a decrease in the export of mangoes from Pakistan this year and this decrease may be up to 40%. A decrease in the export of mangoes is being seen for the last two years.
He added: ‘Mango ripening is late this year so the export is likely to start late. There is a possibility of increase in the price due to the reduction in production and if the price increases, there will be less purchase due to the ongoing economic crisis in various countries including Europe.
Saeed Khan said: “The current year’s mango export has been reduced to 100,000 tons compared to last year’s target of 100,000 tons, but it is possible that even this target will not be achieved.”
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