Pre-Feasibility Study-Guava Pulping & Squash Making Unit

'000' TonsSindh Board of InvestmentPre-Feasibility Study - Guava1.0 OVERVIEW OF GUAVA SECTORGuava is the third largest fruit of Sindh; grown in middle and upper districts of theprovince. In Sindh, in the year 2008, total cultivated area for guava was 24,000 acres;producing 70,000 tons of fruit.There are two seasons of guava fruit; winter and summer. The winter season starts inNovember and continues till March. The summer fruit is available from April to themiddle of August. It is the winter fruit which is considered to be more valuable and ahigher value crop by the farmers.1.1 Guava ProductionGuava is the third largest produced fruit in Pakistan. In Sindh also, guava is the thirdlargest fruit after mangos and bananas. Pakistan’s guava production increased from19,000 tons in 1958 to 552,000 tons in the year 2008; an annual growth rate of 6.9%.Pakistan is the second largest guava producing country in the world; after India,which has a production of 1.8 million tons. Pakistan’s guava production trend isshown in the following figure:600.0500.0495Pakistan Guava Production(Source: MINFA)526 538 532550572552 555539400.0300.0200.0100.0-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008Guava is primarily grown in threeprovinces; Sindh, Punjab and NWFP. In2008, Sindh contributed 13% to the nationalguava production. In Sindh, Larkana is thelargest guava producing district accountingfor 45% of the total provincial production.It is followed by Hyderabad,Nausheroferoz, Nawabshah andMirpurkhas.Punjab78.4%Provinces Share in National Guava Production - 2008(Source: MINFA)Sindh12.9%Balochistan0.7%NWFP8.0%1