Pakistani harvest targets for onions and potatoes set at 2.4 million and 6.03 million tons
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Pakistan
Published Nov 5, 2022
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In the 2022-23 Rabi season, 162,000 hectares of Pakistani onions would be grown to harvest about 2.422 million tons of onions. On 226,000 hectares, 6.029 million tons of potatoes would be grown for domestic needs and for export. In Punjab, the potatoes are said to be grown on 221,000 hectares as the harvest targets for the province are set at 5.966 million metric tons in the current season.
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According to an official of the Ministry of National Food Security, Sindh province has been assigned the task of growing potatoes on 700 hectares for a harvest of 65,000 tons. "Potatoes and onions are among the country's minor crops and are vital to the domestic vegetable needs," he said. He added that in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, potatoes will be grown on 2,500 hectares to harvest more than ...
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