LAHORE: Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) is planning to initiate Pak-China Trade Portal for Pakistani exporters to sell mangoes online to the Chinese people who prefer online shopping.
“China is a huge market for Pakistani mangoes and there is a dire need for joint efforts from China and Pakistan to glorify potential in this sector similar to Pak-China Knowledge Portal and Pak-China Technology Portal,” PCJCCI president Moazzam Ali Ghurki said during a think tank session held at the PCJCCI secretariat on Thursday.
He said although Pakistani mangoes are cheaper compared with mangoes in other countries but now the Chinese people pay more attention to quality than price. “Therefore, Pakistan should diversify its varieties and produce high-quality mangoes.”
PCJCCI senior vice president Fang Yulong said, “We should put more efforts in mango packaging, preservation, deep processing and transportation. Three-dimensional transportation channels by land, sea, and air should be fully utilized for rapid delivery.”
He proposed to establish large warehouse supermarkets in major Chinese cities, saying with the improvement of people’s living standards and a pursuit of nutritional diversity, the consumption of mangoes was increasing year by year in China.
PCJCCI vice president Hamza Khalid told the audience that as per the sources, Pakistan exported 37.4 tonnes of fresh and dried mangoes to China in the previous years. At present, Pakistan’s mangoes account for only less than 0.36 per cent of China’s total mango imports. He said in some major Chinese cities, most mangoes are imported from Southeast Asian countries.
