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Punjabi farmers have lots to sell but no cargo flights fly it to Europe
THE perishable cargo centre of Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport near the Punjabi city of Amaritsar has been closed for three years, leaving farmers with much to sell and no way to get it to Europe.
All was well when the facility opened in 2006, but flights withdrew after the financial downturn of 2008 when it became harder to get cargo space, despite growing volumes from local farmers.
Before and since the withdrawal of the last British Midland International Airlines flight in 2012, air transport offers a way to deliver baby corns, snow peas, sugar snap, okra and other vegetables from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to Europe.
Vegetables exporters have shifted to Delhi to export perishable farm fresh produce. By doing so, they have lost the advantage of transporting fresh vegetables to Europe by shorter, faster, cheaper and easier route, reports the local Chandigarh Tribune.
Over 100,000 kilogrammes fresh vegetables were exported in 2006-07. The next year saw the volume go up to 278,000 kilogrammes.
The quantity of vegetable exports continued to grow. In 2008-09, vegetable export reached 623,000 kilos. The following year saw vegetable exports go up to 908,000 kilos.
All was well when the facility opened in 2006, but flights withdrew after the financial downturn of 2008 when it became harder to get cargo space, despite growing volumes from local farmers.
Before and since the withdrawal of the last British Midland International Airlines flight in 2012, air transport offers a way to deliver baby corns, snow peas, sugar snap, okra and other vegetables from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to Europe.
Vegetables exporters have shifted to Delhi to export perishable farm fresh produce. By doing so, they have lost the advantage of transporting fresh vegetables to Europe by shorter, faster, cheaper and easier route, reports the local Chandigarh Tribune.
Over 100,000 kilogrammes fresh vegetables were exported in 2006-07. The next year saw the volume go up to 278,000 kilogrammes.
The quantity of vegetable exports continued to grow. In 2008-09, vegetable export reached 623,000 kilos. The following year saw vegetable exports go up to 908,000 kilos.
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