Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Board
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Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company is a department of Ministry of Commerce
of Pakistan
. Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company was created due to the enormous potential of Pakistan’s horticulture products in the global market. In the absence of a single ministry or institution responsible for development at all levels of the horticulture value chain it was considered important to set up PHDEC to uplift this sector, especially in light of the impact of globalization and WTO regime.
Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Board (PHDEC), an autonomous body under the administrative control of Ministry of Commerce
has been mandated with the development of horticulture industry of Pakistan with focus on exports. Its functions, inter alia, include provision of improved marketing infrastructure like establishment of agro processing zones, cold chain system, processing plants (for value added products) etc. The implementation arrangements are preferably under the public private partnership (PPP) modality with a clear exit strategy. PHDEC envisions the vitalization of a dynamic and market driven horticulture sector, which is resilient, sustainable and responsive to meet the challenges of globalization.
Ministry of Commerce (Pakistan)
The Ministry of Commerce is headed by the Commerce Minister of Pakistan, who must be a member of Parliament of Pakistan.- State Life Insurance Corporation :State Life Insurance Corporation - See also :* Economy of Pakistan* Ministry of Finance...
of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company was created due to the enormous potential of Pakistan’s horticulture products in the global market. In the absence of a single ministry or institution responsible for development at all levels of the horticulture value chain it was considered important to set up PHDEC to uplift this sector, especially in light of the impact of globalization and WTO regime.
Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Board (PHDEC), an autonomous body under the administrative control of Ministry of Commerce
Ministry of Commerce (Pakistan)
The Ministry of Commerce is headed by the Commerce Minister of Pakistan, who must be a member of Parliament of Pakistan.- State Life Insurance Corporation :State Life Insurance Corporation - See also :* Economy of Pakistan* Ministry of Finance...
has been mandated with the development of horticulture industry of Pakistan with focus on exports. Its functions, inter alia, include provision of improved marketing infrastructure like establishment of agro processing zones, cold chain system, processing plants (for value added products) etc. The implementation arrangements are preferably under the public private partnership (PPP) modality with a clear exit strategy. PHDEC envisions the vitalization of a dynamic and market driven horticulture sector, which is resilient, sustainable and responsive to meet the challenges of globalization.