Recently, the Punjab government’s agriculture research arm, Barani Agriculture Research Institute (BARI), and Pak Greenland Corporation, which is an overseas body focused on investment in northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), will launch Rs. 375 million ($2 million) cultivation projects in Punjab and GB, with looking forward to Middle East exports.
Pakistan’s soil is ideal for growing varieties of blueberry and the most heat-tolerant blackberries; however, the country still has to realize and utilize its full potential.
Moreover, BARI is now collaborating with investment groups to initiate berry farming projects in Punjab and the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).
Milad Ul Salman stated, “We are introducing the project to cultivate blueberries and blackberries across 25 acres of land in multiple areas of Gilgit-Baltistan.”
Pak Greenland Corporation manager stated, “The wild varieties of berries are found in abundance in the region, which are mostly consumed domestically and not considered for exports.”
