Analyzing the Export Performance and Competitiveness of Vegetables from Pakistan in Global Markets
Keywords:
Export performance, Competitiveness, Vegetable Exports, RCA, RTAAbstract
The present research aims at analyzing export performance and competitiveness of Pakistan's vegetable sector by employing a number of indices pertaining to Revealed Comparative Advantage. Data of the vegetable exports from 2003 through 2021 were sourced from the International Trade Center (ITC). The RCA index indicates that Pakistan maintained a comparative advantage in vegetable exports throughout the selected timeframe except 2006 and 2008. The Revealed Symmetric Comparative Advantage (RSCA) results reveal that Pakistan experienced a comparative disadvantage in vegetable exports during 2006 and 2008, while enjoying a comparative advantage (CA) in the other years under consideration. Vollrath index and LnRCA also indicate that Pakistan had a CA in the selected time period in this sector except the years 2006 and 2008. Moreover, the Revealed Import Advantage (RMA) index indicates that Pakistan faced a competitive disadvantage in the import of these products during 2003-2021. The Relative Trade Advantage (RTA) index illustrates that Pakistan enjoyed a net-competitive advantage in 2003, whereas it faced a net-competitive disadvantage from 2004-2021. The positive Revealed Competitiveness (RC) index shows that Pakistan had a revealed competitiveness in the vegetable sector in 2003, while it faced no revealed competitiveness in the remaining years. The negative values of the Net Export Index show that, for the specified time period, Pakistan was not a net exporter of vegetables. To upsurge export competitiveness of vegetables, the current study encourages the government to enhance infrastructure, invest in R&D, improve in supply chain management, strengthen contract farming, quality and management of post-harvest losses and improve the quality of seeds and inputs.
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