MULTAN: The mango production has reduced to half as compared to last year and export slashed to 5 per cent during the last four to five years which used to be up to eight per cent in past.
This was stated by former Mangoes Growers Association president Muzaffar Khakwani, while talking to a local news agency. He said that the main causes of reduction in mango export are urbanization, prolonged winter, fog, intense dust storms and rains.
Khakwani hoped that commencement of flights by Emirates and Qatar Airlines from Multan International Airport (MIAP) from next month will definitely boost the export from South Punjab in future, which is known for best quality mangoes across the globe.
Khakwani who has been associated with mango farming for the last 23 years informed that Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Bosan last year engaged Federal Department for Plant Protection to make standard protocol for exporting the best quality mangoes.
