Date palm farming in Pakistan

Pakistan is the 5th-largest producer of dates in the world.^[1]

Dates growing on a date palm.

Production

Pakistan is one of biggest producers and exporters of dates in the world, annually producing 535,000 tons according to the Trade Development Authority.^[2]

The main regions for date cultivation are the Khairpur district in Sindh and the Panjgur District in Balochistan.^[2]

Varieties

There are more than 160 varieties of dates palm in the Pakistan, among them the popular varieties are:

• Aseel of Khairpur,
• Dhakki of D.I. Khan
• Begum Jangi of Makran.^[3]

Panjgur date processing plant

A date processing plant in Panjgur began production in 2022 with United Arab Emirates assistance^[4] funded by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) at a cost of $6.36 million. The project area is 5,710 square metres, and produces over 32,000 tonnes per day.^[5][6][7]