Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 08 Feb 2022, 02:25 am Print
Pakistani Walnuts File image of raw walnut by Maryam Hameed via Wikimedia Creative Commons
Islamabad: The earning source of many local farmers in Pakistan-administered Kashmir is in threat due to the rise in importing Chinese walnuts.
About 30,000 families, who depend on producing walnuts, are now facing a severe threat due to the import from China.
There is strong competition for organic Kashmiri walnuts in the market with the arrival of Chinese walnuts. Although walnuts coming from China have soft shells and white kernels, Pok walnuts are organic and better in taste, reports ANI.
Marium Bibi, a walnut farmer, told The Dawn: “Since I have to feed my family of five, I have to work hard during the off-season of walnuts to cover my losses. However, my seasonal earnings have also reduced from 50,000 rupees to 20,000 rupees in the last five years or so."
Khalid Shah, a trader from Neelum, told the newspaper the arrival of Chinese walnuts in the Pakistani market has added to their problems.
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