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Horticulture policy for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Title Horticulture policy for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
 
Creator Rana, Abdul Wajid
Raja, Sehrish
Qureshi, Tehseen
 
Subject agriculture
horticulture
food access
food security
food production
fruit growing
vegetable growing
crop yield
 
Description Prepared as part of the Technical Assistance to Department of Agriculture and Livestock, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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.
 
Date 2022-12-05
2023-01-17T08:13:58Z
2023-01-17T08:13:58Z
 
Type Report
 
Identifier 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
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127248
https://www.ifpri.org/publication/horticulture-policy-khyber-pakhtunkhwa
https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136463
 
Language en
 
Relation https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134651
PACE Policy Research Paper
 
Rights Other
Open Access
 
Format 60 p.
application/pdf
 
Publisher International Food Policy Research Institute