Pakistan produces more than half a million tons of dates each year, but around 25% of the vitamin-rich crop is lost post-harvest.
At Arla Foods Ingredients, we are working with GAIN
and local partners in Pakistan to transform surplus dates into a fruit bar. The objective is to build a complete production value chain, drawing on experience from a previous fruit project in Ethiopia.
Enriched with dairy protein, the bar is designed to provide low-income families with an easily accessible and affordable source of nutrition – supporting the effort to reduce malnutrition and its widespread impact on the growth of young children.
The project is also expected to create new jobs in Pakistan’s fruit processing sector.
Our application team has developed the recipe for the fruit bar.
Denmark’s development cooperation Danida is supporting the project with funding.
