Pakistan seeks to increase its olive oil exports

Published Jan 11, 2024

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Italian experts have been providing technical and professional support to the olive grove and olive oil sector in Pakistan for over a decade, leading to aspirations of exporting 80% of the production. More than 5.6 million olive plants have been planted in the last decade, with 8% of them at the fruiting stage, and this initiative is expected to have a positive impact on wildlife, flora, and climate change while also providing a sustainable business opportunity for farmers. Unlike other climate change initiatives, planting olive trees in Pakistan creates both an ecological and economic benefit for the country.

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Olimerca.- The olive grove and olive oil sector in Pakistan continues to gain dimension in the main rural areas of the country, thanks to the technical and professional support of Italian experts who have been providing their knowledge for more than a decade. Thanks to this technical support, Pakistani olive farmers and industrialists aspire to be able to export 80% of their production, according to Olive Oil Times on its website. In a decade more than 5.6 million plants have been planted and between 500,000 and 800,000 olive trees are planted each year. As of now, 8 percent of these plants are in the fruiting stage, while others are at medium maturity because they were planted in various stages. It has been shown that converting hundreds of hectares of wasteland will not only benefit landowners and farmers ...

Source: OliMerca