Pakistan’s mango season has opened with a reminder that even as the Middle East steps back from the edge of the cliff, economic aftershocks would be much harder to contain. Mangoes are not just another seasonal crop. They are the king of Pakistan’s fruit exports, a source of foreign exchange, a pillar of rural employment […]
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Mango exports shrink as Middle East war impacts linger
Beneath the scorching sun in Pakistan’s southern mango belt, labourers balance on tree branches, working at a swift pace to throw the freshly picked fruit into sacks held ready by farmhands waiting below. Though mango season is well underway, far less of the fruit will be bound for the lucrative export market than usual, with […]
Mango festival celebrates 75 years of ties
ISLAMABAD: A colourful Pakistani Mango Festival was held in The Hague by the Pakistani Embassy in the Netherlands to commemorate 75 years of diplomatic ties between Pakistan and the Netherlands. Ambassadors, members of the diplomatic community, Dutch authorities, and business executives from both the Dutch and Pakistani economies were all present with enthusiasm at the […]
Climate change causes 60% decline in mango production
MULTAN: Mango production declined by nearly 60 percent in the ongoing season due to climate change and lack of resources including closure of canals, electricity loadshedding, diesel shortage at very crucial time for the crop. Severe temperature variation from March 11 to March 17 from 37 degree centigrade to 42 degrees centigrade, contrary to 34 […]
Efforts afoot to export mangoes
Efforts were being made in Hyderabad, to export different varieties of mangoes including fruit king ‘Sindhri’ to various countries, however exporters remained uncertain, due to the Covid-19 restrictions. According to a report of a private TV channel, different varieties of mangoes including ‘Sindhri’ have fully ripened. In the current season, the expected mango production was […]
5 mango recipes you must try this summer
With all the dreadful heat of the sun, there is one best thing that summers bring with it. The king of fruits “Mango” is in town now. We, people, wait for this fruit for the whole year as it comes at its best in summers. Mango season is at its peak these days. Sweet, enrich, […]
‘King’ of fruits welcomed as mango season kicks off
HYDERABAD: Pakistanis rejoice as the mango season starts this month. The mango business is at its peak in the local fruit market as the king of fruits makes way. Fruit shops and warehouses are occupied in packaging of mangoes especially Sindhri amongst all the mango variety. Traders and fruit sellers informed a local media channel […]