Beijing
Chinese scholar Zhou Rong has suggested that Pakistan should strengthen the management of mango forests and logistics to promote the “king of fruit” home and abroad.
Pakistani government also needs to expand subsidies and transportation support for the fruit farmers and to channel middle east market, he said in an article published by Gwadar Pro on Thursday. He is of the view that If the government can organize enough vehicles (truck and ships), it is best to quickly ship mangoes to the domestic and international market in the vicinity. However, in the long term, mango processing should be placed in priority. Even if Pakistan would like to continue to sell fresh mangoes, it has to address the problems of refrigeration and preservation and to develop Mango process sectors should be the right direction for the future. And there will be a great potential for the long term, the processed mangoes may enjoy best sell, he added.
Pro. Zhou who is international affairs commentator of China Economic Net observed that harvests, dropping demand and export supply chains hit by the coronavirus are biting into Pakistan’s mango industry, with producers of the prized fruit battling to weather a disastrous season. —INP
