Livestock & Dairy sector has played a significant role
in national economy and rural social system over the years
by providing quality food and export earnings. Livestock
sector contributes almost 50 percent to the value addition
in the agriculture sector, and almost 11 percent to Pakistan’s
GDP, which is higher than the contribution made by the crop
sector (47.4% in agriculture and 10.3% in GDP).
The
role of livestock sector in the rural economy of Pakistan
is very critical as 30-35 million rural population of the
country are engaged for their livelihood. Within the livestock
sector, milk is the largest and the single most important
commodity. Pakistan is the fifth largest milk producer in
the world. The total value of milk produced is higher than
the value of two major crops, that is, wheat and cotton.
Meat
exports from Pakistan have recently grown due to heavy demand
from the Middle Eastern countries like UAE, Saudi Arabia
and Kuwait. In recent years, net foreign exchange earnings
from livestock sector were nearly Rs. 51 billion, which
accounted 11 per cent of the overall export earnings.
| Livestock Population |
(Million
No. 's) |
| Species |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06(E) |
| Cattle |
22.8 |
23.3 |
23.8 |
24.2 |
25.5 |
| Buffalo |
24.0 |
24.8 |
25.5 |
26.3 |
28.4 |
| Sheep |
24.4 |
24.6 |
24.7 |
24.9 |
25.5 |
| Goat |
50.9 |
52.8 |
54.7 |
55.6 |
61.9 |
| Camel |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| Horse |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| Asses |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
| Mules |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| E.Estimated |
Source:
Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock(Livestock
Wing) |
| Livestock
Product |
| Product |
Unit |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06(E) |
Milk |
(000
Tons) |
27031.0 |
27811.0 |
28624.0 |
29438.0 |
31294.6 |
Beef |
'' |
1034.0 |
1060.0 |
1087.0 |
1115.0 |
1174.4 |
Mutton |
'' |
683.0 |
702.0 |
720.0 |
739.0 |
782.1 |
Poultry Meat |
'' |
355.0 |
370.0 |
378.0 |
384.0 |
462.5 |
Wool |
'' |
39.4 |
39.7 |
40.0 |
40.2 |
40.7 |
Hair |
'' |
19.3 |
19.9 |
20.7 |
20.7 |
23.2 |
Bones |
'' |
339.4 |
347.6 |
356.2 |
365.1 |
384.0 |
Fat |
'' |
126.5 |
129.7 |
132.9 |
136.3 |
143.5 |
Blood |
'' |
42.9 |
44.0 |
45.2 |
45.2 |
49.0 |
Eggs |
Million
No 's |
7679.0 |
7860.0 |
8102.0 |
8529 |
9057.0 |
Hides |
'' |
7.9 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
9.1 |
Skin |
'' |
39.3 |
40.3 |
42.4 |
42.6 |
45.2 |
E: Estimated |
Source:
Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock(Livestock
Wing) |
