Horticulture policy for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistan’s rich soil and four seasons are favorable for horticulture. The country’s horticultural sector: (a) benefits from favourable and diversified agroecological conditions; (b) geographically and strategically well placed to enhance its exports to highly competitive but lucrative markets like M...

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Autores principales: Rana, Abdul Wajid, Raja, Sehrish, Qureshi, Tehseen Ahmed
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140986
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author Rana, Abdul Wajid
Raja, Sehrish
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description Pakistan’s rich soil and four seasons are favorable for horticulture. The country’s horticultural sector: (a) benefits from favourable and diversified agroecological conditions; (b) geographically and strategically well placed to enhance its exports to highly competitive but lucrative markets like Middle East, Afghanistan, Iran, China, Central Asian Republics, Europe and Far East; and (c) plays a major socioeconomic role in Pakistan, in particular for women’s economic empowerment. While Pakistan is a major producer of horticultural products, its tremendous export potential remains largely untapped. The sector’s structure, the characteristics and varieties of the Fruits and Vegetables (F&V) grown locally, and the way in which F&V are being cultivated, aggregated, and transported have a huge bearing on the sector’s trade performance and have a tremendous impact on its competitiveness. The production base is highly fragmented, with approximately 85% of the orchards having an area of less than 12.5 acres.
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spelling CGSpace1409862025-11-06T06:58:50Z Horticulture policy for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rana, Abdul Wajid Raja, Sehrish Qureshi, Tehseen Ahmed food production vegetable growing food access crop yield agriculture horticulture food security fruit growing Pakistan’s rich soil and four seasons are favorable for horticulture. The country’s horticultural sector: (a) benefits from favourable and diversified agroecological conditions; (b) geographically and strategically well placed to enhance its exports to highly competitive but lucrative markets like Middle East, Afghanistan, Iran, China, Central Asian Republics, Europe and Far East; and (c) plays a major socioeconomic role in Pakistan, in particular for women’s economic empowerment. While Pakistan is a major producer of horticultural products, its tremendous export potential remains largely untapped. The sector’s structure, the characteristics and varieties of the Fruits and Vegetables (F&V) grown locally, and the way in which F&V are being cultivated, aggregated, and transported have a huge bearing on the sector’s trade performance and have a tremendous impact on its competitiveness. The production base is highly fragmented, with approximately 85% of the orchards having an area of less than 12.5 acres. 2022-12-05 2024-04-12T13:37:01Z 2024-04-12T13:37:01Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140986 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134651 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Rana, Abdul Wajid; Raja, Sehrish; and Qureshi, Tehseen. 2022. Horticulture policy for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. PACE Policy Research Paper October 2022. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136463.
spellingShingle food production
vegetable growing
food access
crop yield
agriculture
horticulture
food security
fruit growing
Rana, Abdul Wajid
Raja, Sehrish
Qureshi, Tehseen Ahmed
Horticulture policy for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
title Horticulture policy for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
title_full Horticulture policy for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
title_fullStr Horticulture policy for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
title_full_unstemmed Horticulture policy for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
title_short Horticulture policy for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
title_sort horticulture policy for khyber pakhtunkhwa
topic food production
vegetable growing
food access
crop yield
agriculture
horticulture
food security
fruit growing
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140986
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