Researchers Asked To Evolve Strategy For Better Access Of Mango To Foreign Markets

Umer Jamshaid Published December 11, 2018 | 10:46 PM

Commissioner Imran Sikandar Baloch on Tuesday ordered Mango Research Institute (MRI) Multan officials to come up with a strategy suggesting ways to improve mango quality, it's shelf life and penetration into lucrative foreign markets.

MULTAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Dec, 2018 ) :Commissioner Imran Sikandar Baloch on Tuesday ordered Mango Research Institute (MRI) Multan officials to come up with a strategy suggesting ways to improve mango quality, it's shelf life and penetration into lucrative foreign markets.

Presiding over a meeting to review the progress of MRI here, the commissioner said that researchers should also ponder over ways to increase mango area and it's production.

He said that housing colonies were consuming the land that was once covered by mango orchards.

The Commissioner said that exotic fruit of mango was the identity of this area and advised MRI officials to resolve problems of mango farmers on priority.

He also visited different parts of MRI including itslaboratories.