ISLAMABAD: Philip Morris Pakistan Limited (PMPKL) has introduced that it has exported raw tobacco worth $48 million over the past five years, driven through the sustainability projects.
In the first six months of 2024 alone, PMPKL exported over $15.Eight million really worth of tobacco to diverse countries, surpassing ultimate year’s total exports of $13.Nine million.
During a latest go to of a collection of reporters to PMPKL’s Green Leaf Threshing (GLT) facility in Mardan, organisation officials highlighted the dedication to no longer most effective producing extremely good cigarettes however also significantly increasing raw tobacco exports.
“PMPKL has incorporated sustainable practices into its operations in Pakistan, specializing in crop diversification, social sustainability, and environmental stewardship,” said PMPKL Head of Leaf Abid Javed.
As a part of its crop diversification initiative, the organization said that it had delivered mechanisation in tobacco farming. This consists of the deployment of 30 tractor-pulled transplanters, 1,675 suckericide applicators and 116 inter-cultivators.
Additionally, 625 farmers have obtained training in mushroom farming, generating 14,413 kg of mushrooms and growing their incomes by Rs11,691 in keeping with farmer. Kitchen gardening programmes have benefitted three,719 farmers, who acquired vegetable seed applications that boosted their incomes via Rs23,633.
