Fresh fruit export consignment from Afghanistan reaches India

Fruits

Afghanistan

India

Published Nov 26, 2021

Tridge summary

Despite the Afghanistan and Taliban crisis, it doesn’t seem that there is a barrier when it comes to exporting agricultural produce. After dry fruits and fresh vegetables, now fresh fruits including Sharda (a melon variety), pomegranate, apple and grapes are being imported by India through the Integrated Check Post (ICP) near Attari border.

Original content

Nearly 70 trucks laden with dry fruits, fresh fruits, spices, cereal and others cross over to India every day after the Afghanistan government opened the Chaman border over a fortnight ago. Apart from fresh fruits, moong dal, onion, cumin seeds and a variety of dry fruits are being imported from Afghanistan. A complete fresh fruit batch was imported by many Delhi-based importers and then distributed in the markets of Northern India. Afghanistan could be an international fresh farm fruit and vegetable trading hub. But the true potential has yet to be harnessed. While there is an international airport and an international bus terminal offering bus services between India and Pakistan, there is policy paralysis to harness it to its true potential. So far, ...

Source: Indoasiancommodities

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