MULTAN,April 5th:Malik Asrar Ahmed Awan, President of Multan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) has said that chambers of southern Punjab can play a role in saving the perishable fruits, vegetables and grains so that surplus items could be exported to earn the foreign exchange. Addressing an agri-business conference here today he said that south Punjab was a fertile agricultural area but it was losing many items due to non-availability of value addition facilities in this zone.He said that government should take the concerned chambers into confidence before execution of any project and it must provide feasibility report to the chamber. Malik Asrar Ahmed awan said that Government should provide incentive and protection to the investors to ensure the security of their investment besides providing basic information about the proposed projects.Director Agricultural Board of Investment (ABOI) Arshad Hashmi has said that Punjab was contributing 60 percent share in GDP of Pakistan which can be increased by boosting up the agri-production and saving the produce from destruction.He said that though Punjab was an agricultural area but we are getting only 22 percent of the potential.He said that Punjab Government had prepared a number of projects to attract the investors and now Punjab would be able for further contribute in country's economy.He said that Pakistan earned 21.8 billion through agricultural produce.He disclosed that Punjab Government wanted to establish a mango packing house and a cold storage attached to Mango Pulp plant in Industrial estate and its feasibility reports have already been prepared. He said that a kinnow packing house would be established in Mandi Bahauddin.