According to experts, a crop with such a high value has a lot of potential and could help more farmers in Pakistan escape poverty.
Within the past ten years, kiwi plant has been introduced to Pakistan. According to experts, a crop with such a high value has a lot of potential and could help more farmers in Pakistan escape poverty.
“We imported Kiwi plant in addition to carrying out numerous locational trials in KPK, Islamabad, and on the Punjab side. Excellent results were obtained from KPK’s Mansehra region. Internationally, Kiwis produce 30 to 35 kg of fruit per plant, whereas Pakistani Kiwis typically produce 40 to 45 kg of fruit per plant. “Even 100 kg of fruits per plant were produced by some plants.” said Naveed Ahmed, the scientific officer at PARC-NTHRI Shinkiari.
“Additionally, the fruit we grow locally is sweeter. That explains why it has a high market value.” Ateeq ur Rehman, a Kiwi farmer, added.
Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali, chairman of PARC, urged farmers in Gilgit-Baltistan to concentrate their efforts this year on kiwi fruit research.
“In order to prevent the kiwi fruit from becoming the most expensive fruit in the near future, we should raise awareness among the populace and encourage people to grow it. This fruit is attracting the interest of everyone,” said Naveed Ahmed.
The kiwi is a native of China, which also has the largest and most productive kiwi plantations in the world. Many Chinese counties have been lifted out of poverty thanks to the Kiwi industry. “Fruit farmers’ incomes further increased with the use of organized agriculture and better planting technology.
The area planted with kiwifruit in our county is currently 28,800 hectares. According to Yang Yuan, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Agriculture and Rural Bureau of Zhouzhi County, an agricultural county in China known as the “kiwi hometown,” the annual per capita net income of farmers reaches $16,000 (Rs 510,000) “.
Currently, more than 300,000 residents of the county work in industries related to kiwifruit. In addition to using kiwifruit to lift farmers out of poverty and strengthen the rural economy, China is also learning about kiwi’s higher value due to its expertise in organic farming. ” Each of our premium Kiwis can run you up to $20.
According to Wang Xiaotie, president of Baiheng Organic Kiwi Orchard, “We fertilise and improve the soil by applying sufficient quantities of thoroughly fermented free-range manure, along with green manure and weed rotation.”
He claimed that many foreign students, including those from Pakistan, came to this country to study Kiwi planting technology. They have a keen interest in China’s organic fruit production and value chain. We serve as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s training centre as well (SCO).
Pakistan also participates in the SCO. Then, armed with these reliable and superior agricultural models, we can travel abroad. We will assist our international friends in updating and improving their agricultural model in accordance with their needs. said Wang Xiaotie.