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Harmful pesticide residues: A threat to rice exports

July 10, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Maximum residue levels (MRLs) of pesticides beyond permissible levels on rice are causing a major threat to the export competitiveness of Pakistani rice in major global markets such as the United States, European Union (EU) and Middle East. This alarming fact was shared by experts in agri-trade, plant protection and food safety in a series of awareness-raising seminars organised in major rice growing areas in all the four provinces of Pakistan by the Ministry of Commerce and the International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva, The traces pesticides leave in treated products are called residues. A MRL is the highest level of a pesticide residue that is legally tolerated in or on food or feed when pesticides are applied correctly (Good Agricultural Practice).

Priority sector export strategy on anvil

Priority sector export strategy on anvil July 4, 2021 Islamabad: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) and the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) are developing a coherent and comprehensive National Priority Sectors Export Strategy (NPSES) For Pakistan to achieve its trade growth ambition. MoC and the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan conducted the value-chain consultations on priority sectors in the context of the Strategic Trade Policy Framework recently. During the consultations, high-level public and private sector representatives agreed on a strategic vision for Pakistan’s trade growth – ‘Pakistan to become a dynamic and efficient domestic market and a globally-competitive export-driven economy’. More than 180 public and private sector representatives participated in the round of consultations for charting the next export growth cycle of the country.

Priority sectors export strategy on cards

Priority sectors export strategy on cards Plan will help Pakistan achieve trade growth ambition PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce and the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) are developing a coherent and comprehensive National Priority Sectors Export Strategy (NPSES) for Pakistan to achieve its trade growth ambition. The commerce ministry and the TDAP recently conducted value chain consultations on priority sectors in the context of the Strategic Trade Policy Framework, said a statement issued by the British embassy in Islamabad. During the consultations, high-level public and private sector representatives agreed on a strategic vision for Pakistan’s trade growth, under the title “Pakistan to become a dynamic and efficient domestic market and a globally competitive export-driven economy”.

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