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Govt Assures PFVA Of Resolving Their Issues On Priority
Muhammad Irfan Published September 13, 2021 | 04:32 PM
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Federal Government assured Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association (PFVA) on Monday to get their issues resolved on priority regarding export of perishable commodities
PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Sep, 2021 ) :Federal Government assured Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters, Importers and Merchants Association (PFVA) on Monday to get their issues resolved on priority regarding export of perishable commodities.
During a meeting of the special committee of the National Assembly on Agriculture products, PFVA has been given a month to compile and submit recommendations to the committee, said a press release issued here.
These recommendations would then be reviewed by the committee during its next session and the concerned Ministries would be issued necessary directives to ensure resolution of the issues from that day onwards .
The meeting was attended by Waheed Ahmed ,Patron-in-Chief PFVA , Malik Muhammad Ahsan Tiwana and representatives of various Ministries & departments.
The committee was briefed by Waheed Ahmed about the issues highlighted in the Horticulture Vision � 2030 a roadmap, developed by the PFVA through an extensive consultation with all the stakeholders.
Waheed Ahmed apprised the committee that the Agriculture sector was confronted with numerous serious challenges including - climate change, lack of Research & Development (R&D), low production due to use of primitive harvesting methods , pre & post-harvest losses, low Quality , non-availability of new varieties , inefficient supply chain and high freight cost.
Association in collaboration with the FPCCI took initiative to address issues of the Horticulture sector and developed a realistic road map � "Horticulture Vision -2030 " (HV-2030) through extensive consultation with all concerned stakeholder, in-depth analysis & research work.
The objective of this vision is to enhance yield per acre and improve quality of the agri-products by adopting modern methods of harvesting so that besides enhancing export of fruits and vegetables, it can further strengthen agriculture economy and ensure food security of Pakistan.
Waheed Ahmed assured the committee that if the recommendations to resolve issues of the sector highlighted in the HV-2030 are implemented in letter & spirit, the export of Fruits & Vegetables can be enhanced to US$2 billion in three years and US$ 6 billion in 10 years.
Due to the deadly global pandemic Coronavirus, the cost of sea freight has multiplied many folds imposing a serious barrier in enhancement of exports, however the chances to avail the opportunity of TIR (International Transit Trade by road) by Pakistan are bright and by using this facility our country can export agri-products with minimum cost & time to important International markets but to achieve that, the sector needs trailers and reefer containers - Waheed Ahmed explained.
It is need of the hour that the latest techniques of harvesting fruits & vegetables and export business be included in our current curriculum of Agriculture for development of the Horticulture sector, he proposed.
The members of the committee unanimously agreed that to enhance Agri-exports, it was imperative to expeditiously resolve Structural , operational & policy - related issues on priority basis .
The committee urged that for streamlining the Agriculture sector on modern lines, well co-ordinated efforts among the research -based institutions, concerned ministries of GoP and private sector can produce wonderful results in uplift of this promising sector.
PFVA has been assigned a task by the committee to submit a short term plan of issues along with recommendations at the earliest so that by convening a meeting of the concerned ministries , the issues can be resolved expeditiously.
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