Overview of Pakistan Poultry
Poultry is an integral component of Pakistan’s economy. The Poultry contribution of GDP in Pakistan is nearly 1.1 % and is nearly 4.8 % in terms of the agricultural GDP. Furthermore, the sector also comes to employ nearly 1.5 million people. The poultry meat is still one of the cheapest means for the people to get some animal proteins. It is a fact that the agricultural and livestock growth in Pakistan owe a great deal to the poultry sector. It is due to its potential for future growth that a number of foreigners are now seeing several investment opportunities in the poultry/meat sector of Pakistan. In order to have an overview of the sector there are a number of factors and constituents which should be addressed.
Fruit
Pakistan produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, with total annual production estimated at 9 million metric tons. This includes Citrus 989,000 metric tons, Mangoes 438,000 metric tons, Apples 525,000 metric tons, Guavas 126,000 metric tons, Apricots and other fruits 1.914 million tons. Other fruits include Bananas, Grapes, Pomegranates, Pears and Dates.
Alone Multan is producing 1,732 thousand tones mangoes approximately, with a total area of 167.5 thousand hectares under mango cultivation making it the second major fruit crop of Pakistan after citrus and is ranked fourth in the world for its mango production.
There is a large scope of collaboration between Pakistan and China to initiate fruit quality enhancement centers, fruit processing units, dehydration plants and cold storage chains to make Pakistani fruits in line with the international standards for export to world markets. Fruit sector of Pakistan is having enormous potential that can be beneficial for both countries. In this regard, China is willing to import fresh, processed and dry fruit from Pakistan, which would be re-exported to rest of the world after value addition.
Unfortunately, due to lack of advanced processing and packaging techniques, nearly 50 percent of total fruit production is lost during harvesting, transportation, preservation and storage. There is dire need to focus on this industry and to upgrade it by boosting both the fresh fruit packaging, grading and processing for value addition and to approach markets for export of fresh fruit and value-added products.
Meat Industry
There is a big gap in world meat trade to be fulfilled and Pakistan has the potential to increase its export and earn foreign exchange by promoting Pakistan’s high quality meat worldwide. Pakistan has the 4th largest Livestock population in the world -180 million animals growing at 4.2% annually moreover there are above four dozens breeds of sheep and goats that have helped Pakistan become second largest goat meat producing country. But our exports are still lacking far behind because of having limited techniques and skilled labor. Chinese assistance can enhance the skills and Livestock techniques of Pakistani counterparts up to the world’s standard.
Rice Industry
Considering the exportable surplus after catering for Pakistan’s domestic consumption, which is around 2.5 million MT, Pakistan is actually ready to export around 3.75 MT rice every year to China. China has emerged as one of the choice destinations for Pakistani rice exporters, as reflected in the 244% increase in rice export to the country during the last two years.
In Pakistan, new hybrid rice varieties are being developed which would give maximum yield by utilizing minimum input costs during water scarcity. Rice Research Institute has developed new techniques to cultivate rice through a broadcasting system instead of manual sapling plantation. Under the new technique, if farmers succeed in planting 80,000 plants in a field, they will get 6-8 mounds more production besides saving input costs up to Rs 14,000 per acre. This technique is not only cheaper but also helps save 30-35 % irrigation water.
Spicy Industry
Pakistan has potential to capture huge share in $3tr halal industry
Lahore: Pakistan has the potential to capture a sizable share in the $3 trillion world halal food industry, but existing exports were no match to the country’s annual output of halal meat.
Experts have expressed the optimism that Pakistan could triple halal food exports by formulating and implementing policies in association with the private sector. APBF founding president and TUV Austria CEO Rashid Mehr said that demand for halal products had increased manifold because of growing Muslim population around the world and the government should encourage exports of such products. The CEO asked the exporters to continue to explore the world market and focus on research and compliance which is a must while doing business in the global marketplace.
The strict halal compliance, quality certification and state support could help take export of halal products to $5 to $6 billion. TUV Austria Pakistan doing the needful to promote halal products, but the government would have to come up with an incentive package to encourage export of good quality halal food, he said.
It is unfortunate that no Muslim country features among top 10 halal meat exporters, although Pakistan, Sudan and other Muslim nations have the potential to export meat on a big scale.
We Should Try and Capture Multi Trillion Dollar Halal Market.That Will Increase Our Exports Manifold.Would You Believe It That Saudia and GCC Import Halal Meat From Brazil
