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RAWALPINDI, Oct 28 (APP):The 10th National Olive Festival 2025 will begin on November 2 at Allama Iqbal Park, Murree Road, to highlight Pakistan’s progress in olive cultivation and sustainable agriculture.
Organised by the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Rawalpindi in collaboration with the Olive Foundation, the two-day event will mark a decade of the festival’s contribution to promoting olive farming, value addition and agro-business development in the country.
The festival will feature a range of activities, including an exhibition of olives and other agricultural products, awareness sessions and technical demonstrations for farmers, stalls of growers, processors and agro-entrepreneurs, a food court and family entertainment, olive oil tasting competitions, and cultural programmes.
A large number of farmers, students, agricultural experts and representatives of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and provincial departments are expected to attend the festival.
PHA Rawalpindi Director General Ahmed Hassan Ranjha said the National Olive Festival had become a symbol of the country’s sustainable agricultural growth, adding that such initiatives encourage rural development, women empowerment and youth participation in agribusiness.
The PHA has invited the public, students and agriculture enthusiasts to attend the festival and support Pakistan’s emerging olive sector.