Dates processing plant in Sindh to encourage investment culture, WealthPK reported on Wednesday. According to the report, dates processing plants are essentially needed for the sector for processing of the commodity in simple or value-added form.
The Sindh Enterprise Development Fund and Investment Department, in collaboration with the Board of Investment (BOI), is looking for investment to establish a plant in Khairpur district of Sindh province. The estimated investment for the establishment of the plant is Rs504 million, having one-year completion time.
Agri products constitute the largest sector of Pakistan’s economy. The majority of the population, directly or indirectly, depends on this sector. It contributes about 24 percent of GDP and accounts for half of employed labour force and is the largest source of foreign exchange earnings, according to the BOI.
