date:Jan 15, 2019
According to estimates from the Sindh Agriculture Department, the provinces total production of its one and a half dozen varieties of banana in 2017 was over 127,000 tons.
However, the 2018 crop yield was lower. The farmers are selling the crop for between Rs30 and 60 per dozen (0.38-0.76), depending on the quality of the fruit. However, some progressive farmers who were lucky to irrigate their orchards with sufficient water, getting better prices as a result.
Akbar Hussain Chughtai, a Sanghar