Karachi, October 09, 2020 (PPI-OT): Trade Development Authority of Pakistan in collaboration with Consulate General of Pakistan in Los Angeles organized a webinar on export potential of fresh dates to USA. Around 100 growers, exporters of dates from Sindh, Baluchistan, KP and Punjab attended the webinar besides Government officials from Provincial Agriculture Department of Baluchistan, PHDEC and other donor companies operating in Pakistan. However, the objective of the webinar was to create awareness among Pakistani Dates growers and exporters about the FDA requirements for Dates exports to USA market, dates packaging and issues related to picking, drying and oiling of dates.
During the webinar Mr. Abdul Jabbar Memon, Consul General of Pakistan at Las Angeles stressed to expedite completion of US FDA requirements. Mr. Abdul Karim Memon, DG TDAP shared TDAP initiatives for getting more market access for Pakistani dates and TDAP is soon launching the Dates promotion campaign through various Pakistani trade missions, and objective of this webinar is to create awareness and explore marketing opportunities to USA.
Mr. Azam Kadeer, a US based importer shared experiences of US market and way to improve farming methods to improve quality. Mr. Waheed Ahmed, Patron in Chief of Fruits and Vegetables Exporters Association emphasized on quality improvement at farm level and packaging for increasing export of Pakistani fruits. Mr. Atif Aziz, Trade Counsellor Los Angeles shared the legal formalities of US FDA and duty structure on dates for the US market.
The webinar ended with question and answer session during which speakers provided detailed answers to the questions raised by growers and exporters of dates of all the region of Pakistan. The exporters were happy on arrangements of webinar by the TDAP.
For more information, contact:
Director
Information and Communication Division
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP)
3rd Floor, Block A, Finance and Trade Centre,
P.O. Box No. 1293, Shahrah-e-Faisal,
Karachi 75200, Pakistan
UAN: +92-21-111-444-111
Tel: +92-21-99206487-90, +92-21-99201526
Fax: +92-21-99206461, +92-21-99201526
Email: tdap@tdap.gov.pk, farooque.memon@tdap.gov.pk
Website: www.tdap.gov.pk