Competitiveness of Pakistani Fruits in the World Market

Abstract

This paper examines the global competitiveness of Pakistan’s fruit exports (dates, mangoes, and oranges), using revealed comparative advantage (RCA). It also analyzes domestic consumption trends among selected fruits grown by major exporters. Our results indicate that Pakistan has a comparative advantage in fruit exports. Comparing the movement in comparative advantage indices for Pakistan with those of its main exporters/competitors demonstrates that Pakistan has a relatively high comparative and competitive advantage in the production of dates and mangoes. The increasing trend of competitiveness in Pakistan indicates that there is potential for higher growth; given that fruit exports are a potential source of higher exports earnings, there is a need to strengthen competitiveness in this sector.

Relationship between anthropometric variables and nutrient intake in apparently healthy male elderly individuals: A study from Pakistan

“…To the best of our knowledge, there have been no separate data on the intake of these nutrients by Pakistani elderly. However it has been reported that mean intake of Ca, Fe and Zn by adults in the general Pakistani population is much lower than the recommendations [38]. Mean calcium, iron, and zinc intake in the present study seemed well within the intake range of most countries [39].…”

Competitiveness of Pakistani rice in international market and export potential with global world: A panel gravity approach

“…To measure the export competitiveness of 10 major rice exporters in the global market, we used Balasa's (1965) and Vollrath's (1991) RCA competitive index. By following Akhtar et al (2009) and Abdullah et al (2015), in this study, we used two measures named as RCA and RCA#. In order to measure the competitiveness, Balassa (1965) had developed RCA measure.…”

“…Bender and Li (2002) had also used this sophisticated measure for international competitiveness. Akhtar et al (2009) and Abdullah et al (2015) have defined RCA and RCA# as:…”

“…There evidence strongly suggests that even though the strong export performance knowledgeable by East Asian economies, they are trailing their comparative advantage to the lower-tier economies in Southeast Asian and Latin America. Akhtar, Sharif, and Shah (2009) have examined the global competitiveness of Pakistan's fruit exports by employing RCA index. Their results revealed that Pakistan has a huge comparative advantage in fruit exports.…”

Revealed Comparative Advantage of Bangladeshi Leather Industry with Selected Asian Economies

“…On the other hand, Akhtar et al [16] have investigated the performance of footwear industry of Pakistan in comparison with China and India. While Mahmood [17] explores export specialization of Pakistan's non-agriculture production sectors, Akhtar et al [18] examined competitiveness of selected Pakistani fruits with major global fruit. On the other hand, Shahab and Mahmood [3] have analyzed the trade specialization in the leather products of Pakistan with other selected Asian economies-China, India and Iran.…”