Overview
- UAE representative Simisola Nicola Abere told Pakistan officials the process to establish three date processing plants will be expedited.
- Both sides said they plan to formalize the partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding between Pakistan’s food security ministry and relevant UAE authorities.
- Pakistan produces over 500,000 tonnes of dates annually across more than 100,000 hectares, largely in Balochistan and Sindh, with varieties such as Aseel, Dhakki and Muzawati.
- Date exports exceed $50 million with growing volumes and more diverse buyers including the UAE, UK, Germany, Türkiye and Australia.
- Officials flagged constraints—limited value addition, SPS compliance gaps, post-harvest losses and weak cold-chain capacity—which the collaboration aims to address through investment and technology transfer.