Pak to import vegetables from India due to crop loss

Friday, 12 November 2010, 06:11 IST
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Islamabad: The Pakistan government has allowed import of vegetables from India, amongst other countries, in a bid to tackle a sharp rise in its prices following the destruction of agricultural fields due to floods. The Commerce Ministry here has issued a notification to amend the Import Policy Order of 2009 to allow the import of vegetables. Among the items whose import will be allowed through the Wagah land border are green chilli, capsicum, cabbage, radish, ladyfinger, cauliflower, ginger and carrot. Officials said the floods that devastated large parts of Pakistan earlier this year had submerged agricultural fields and destroyed thousands of acres of crops. The government feared that prices of vegetables would rise due to a rising gap between demand and supply and thus allowed the import of vegetables. The move will help prevent a shortage of vegetables and curb inflation, officials said.
Source: PTI