Post-harvest fruit dehydration and export agro-processing

Overview & partnership context

Agrecir Global partners with VectraFoods to provide certified fruit growers with dedicated agro-processing off-take, transforming premium mangoes, dates, and tomatoes into high-value dehydrated products and aseptic pulp.

Pakistan is a global powerhouse in tropical fruit production, yet up to 35–40% of seasonal harvests are lost due to inadequate cold storage, rough transport, and lack of processing capacity. For growers cultivating high-standard, certified fruit, post-harvest losses represent a severe economic penalty.

VectraFoods specialises in modern food processing technologies, including industrial fruit dehydration, solar tunnel drying, and fruit pulp extraction. Agrecir Global partners with VectraFoods to link certified smallholder orchards directly to industrial processing facilities.

Key areas of collaboration

• Dried fruit value additionSourcing certified Sindhri and Chaunsa mangoes and Aseel dates for dehydration into shelf-stable, export-packaged dried fruit snacks.
• Aseptic mango pulp processingChanneling tree-ripened fruit into high-hygiene aseptic pulping lines for international beverage, dairy, and confectionery manufacturers.
• Post-harvest loss mitigationProviding a guaranteed commercial market for cosmetically imperfect, 'grade-B' fruit that possesses perfect internal flavor and zero chemical residues.
• Traceability from orchard to cartonImplementing barcoded batch tracking so that every box of dehydrated fruit or drum of pulp links back to the originating certified orchard.

Deliverables and fieldwork impact

Significantly higher net incomes for fruit growers, dramatic reduction in seasonal post-harvest food waste, and verified traceable processed fruit products for export markets.