The prime minister said that olive fruit produced edible oil of high nutritional value, which could also be used to meet local demand besides its export.
He said Pakistan had more potential than Spain, the leading olive producer in the world, and could explore possibilities with effective strategy for olive cultivation.
The country, he said, was blessed with 12 climatic zones and diverse landscape and stressed the need for promoting planting a variety of crops and fruit.
Mr Khan said that olive had also been mentioned in the holy Quran for several times which enhanced relevance and significance of this wonder fruit.
March 16, 2021
NOWSHERA/ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that the olive plantation would prove the best investment for Pakistan in terms of earning valuable foreign exchange and ensuring food security.
Launching the olive plantation drive in Amangarh in Nowshera district, he said the country had immense potential for plantation of olive trees owing to suitable topography and climate from north to south.
He was accompanied by Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shah Farman, Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, Special Assistant on Climate Change Amin Aslam and others. Over 7,500 olive saplings are being planted at Nowshera as part of the initiative to promote olives cultivation and help save foreign exchange.
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March 16, 2021
NOWSHERA: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday large scale olive cultivation would prove a best investment for Pakistan in terms of earning valuable foreign exchange as well as ensuring food security.
Speaking at the launching ceremony of countrywide olive cultivation drive starting from Nowshera district, the Prime Minister said the country had immense potential to cultivate olive trees owing to suitable topography and climate from north to south.
He mentioned that water scarce areas such as Sulaiman Mountains near Waziristan, Balochistan’s plains and Punjab’s diverse terrain offered suitable environment for low-irrigation olive farming.
Khan said the olive fruit produced edible oil of high nutritional value, which could also be used to meet local demands, besides its export.
Mon 15th March 2021 | 01:58 PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said largescale olive cultivation would prove a best investment for Pakistan in terms of earning valuable foreign exchange and ensuring food security
NOWSHERA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Mar, 2021 ) :Prime MinisterImran Khan on Monday said largescale olive cultivation would prove a best investment for Pakistan in terms of earning valuable foreign exchange and ensuring food security.
Addressing at the launch of countrywide olive cultivation drive starting fromNowshera district, the Prime Minister said the country had immense potential in cultivation of olive trees owing to suitable topography and climate from north to south.