First Honey Export from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Heads to Malaysia
Achievement in Pakistan-Malaysia Trade Relations: Honey exported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Malaysia- a first for KP honey export market from Pakistan shifts away from traditional Middle Eastern countries.
The shipment was possible with the help of the Trade Mission at the High Commission of Pakistan in Kuala Lumpur. The Trade Mission, headed by Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan, played an important role in contacting Malaysian business enterprises with Pakistani honey producers.
Seeds for this new trade opportunity were sown during the Second International Agriculture and Food Exhibition held in Karachi from August 9 to 11, 2024. Through this avenue, Pakistani producers started getting an opportunity to present their various products, and here is where future trade agreements with Malaysian companies began taking root.
This shipment of honey can be considered the landmark step for Pakistan and Malaysia in their cooperation to strengthen economic relations between the countries. It not only gives a bright future to exports of products related to agriculture by Pakland but also for the overall trade relations between the two countries in years to come.
The stakeholders of both Pakistan and Malaysia are optimistic about increasing this mutual cooperation towards mutual economic growth and creating more business opportunities that will strengthen the strong trade relationship between the two countries.