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Chilli farming under CPEC set to expand to 5,000 acres

Daily Times Chilli farming under CPEC set to expand to 5,000 acres Pakistan among top 10 chilli producing nations which enjoy a combination of warm, humid yet dry weather and well-drained sandy loam with rich organic content July 19, 2021 After a successful pilot project at 100 acres under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the next phase of chilli farming will be ready for launch with upcoming sowing. Referring to an article published by China Economic Net, Chairman CPEC Authority Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Sunday in a tweet said chilli farming could spread over an area of 5,000 acres in various regions of the country.

Pakistani chilli to spice up China

Pakistani chilli to spice up China With Chinese assistance, 300 tons of chilli has been cultivated in Lahore July 18, 2021 A chilli processing plant will be established in Pakistan within three years to extract chilli pigment and chilli essence, with an industrial output value of $200m. PHOTO: CHINA ECONOMIC NET LAHORE: Soaked in summer sun, 300 tons of chilli glows softly in the pilot chilli field in Lahore. “The 300 tons of chilli we picked will be dried and exported to China in August,” noted China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) Pakistan Subsidiary General Manager Wu Guang, adding that it is the first time Pakistani chilli will enter the Chinese market since 2020.

Skewed policies, poor storage facilities blamed for wild swings in food prices-565417

Skewed policies, poor storage facilities blamed for wild swings in food prices Sun Online Desk 18th July, 2021 02:21:14 PM The grower does not always make money when the prices of food items go up, said Sindh Abadgar Board senior vice president Mahmood Nawaz Shah here on Thursday. Speaking at a seminar on food inflation at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Mr Shah blamed skewed policies and poor storage infrastructure for wild swings in retail food prices. “Headlines appear only when the tomato price touches Rs200 per kg. But no one bats an eye when the same is sold at Rs5 per kg,” he said, noting that opening the imports of locally grown vegetables while banning their exports often results in a crash in their prices.

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