A Beautiful Date Farm in Baluchistan.

A Beautiful Date Farm in Baluchistan.

During July and August, when the date palms are in full bloom, dates growers, due to lack of modern scientific and technological facilities, use 'spiritual' methods as preventive measures to save crop from monsoon rains. "Taweez" (amulet) hanging by date trees is a common sight in dates growing areas in Sindh and Balochistan. He said that annual production of dates in Pakistan is estimated at around 600,000 tons, of which only 100,000 tons is exported and the rest is either consumed locally, or perishes for want of different facilities.