The Pakistani government has amended regulations on vegetable imports to help alleviate a price spike after much of the country’s domestic production was damaged from flooding earlier in the year.
The Economic Times reported that Pakistan’s commerce ministry had issued a notification, which allows the import of fresh produce through the land border at Wagah.
Among the items approved for import were capsicum, carrot, radish, cauliflower, cabbage, ginger and green chilli.
The government initiated the changes to import regulations in an effort to prevent a shortage of vegetables and to curb inflation, the newspaper reported.
Officials said around 40 importers had approached the government to try and secure exclusive rights to import certain vegetables.
Flooding in the country began in July following heavy monsoon rains. The New York Times reported in August that almost 7m ha of the country’s most fertile land had been submerged in the floods.
