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UN says Pakistan 2nd largest producer of buffalo meat, milk
UN says Pakistan 2nd largest producer of buffalo meat, milk
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
By Mansoor Ahmad
LAHORE: The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Tuesday that Pakistan emerged as the second largest producer of buffalo meat, buffalo milk, and chickpeas according to its global statistics finalised for the year 2007.
The FAO figures ranked Pakistan as the third largest producer of pulses and seed cotton, fourth largest producer of goat milk, meat, onions, and lint cotton, and fifth largest producer of dates, spices, apricot, dry chillies and pepper.
It is the sixth largest producer of mangoes, wheat, okra, and sugarcane and eighth for un-manufactured tobacco and castor oil.
In global production of tropical fruits, spinach and cauliflower it is ranked ninth and 10th in pistachio, 11th in Oranges, 12th in rice paddy, 13th in cow milk, 15th in almond with shell and 16th in cattle meat.
Pakistan has made some progress in agricultural production during the last four decades but in some commodities its rank has declined, FAO said.
For instance, the country was ninth largest producer of wheat in 1970, seventh for cottonseed, sixth for lint cotton, third for buffalo meat, and 11th for spices and goat milk. The ranking has since then increased to sixth, third, fourth, second, fifth, and fourth for the said commodities respectively.
China ranks top in production of 51 agricultural commodities that include wheat, rice, garlic, onion, tomatoes, goat milk, carrots and turnips.
India is the largest producer of 21 agricultural commodities, including buffalo milk, buffalo meat, mangoes, jute, ginger, banana and pulses.
It is the second largest producer of rice, garlic, cotton seed, sugarcane, tea and wheat.
The statistics also reveal that as per prevalent international rates the value of buffalo milk alone is higher than the combined value of four major crops - wheat, rice, sugarcane and cotton.
FAO statistics show that in 2007 the value of buffalo milk produced in Pakistan was $966 billion, wheat $3.36 billion, lint cotton $2.94 billion, rice $1.71 billion, and sugarcane $1.23.
UN says Pakistan 2nd largest producer of buffalo meat, milk
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
By Mansoor Ahmad
LAHORE: The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Tuesday that Pakistan emerged as the second largest producer of buffalo meat, buffalo milk, and chickpeas according to its global statistics finalised for the year 2007.
The FAO figures ranked Pakistan as the third largest producer of pulses and seed cotton, fourth largest producer of goat milk, meat, onions, and lint cotton, and fifth largest producer of dates, spices, apricot, dry chillies and pepper.
It is the sixth largest producer of mangoes, wheat, okra, and sugarcane and eighth for un-manufactured tobacco and castor oil.
In global production of tropical fruits, spinach and cauliflower it is ranked ninth and 10th in pistachio, 11th in Oranges, 12th in rice paddy, 13th in cow milk, 15th in almond with shell and 16th in cattle meat.
Pakistan has made some progress in agricultural production during the last four decades but in some commodities its rank has declined, FAO said.
For instance, the country was ninth largest producer of wheat in 1970, seventh for cottonseed, sixth for lint cotton, third for buffalo meat, and 11th for spices and goat milk. The ranking has since then increased to sixth, third, fourth, second, fifth, and fourth for the said commodities respectively.
China ranks top in production of 51 agricultural commodities that include wheat, rice, garlic, onion, tomatoes, goat milk, carrots and turnips.
India is the largest producer of 21 agricultural commodities, including buffalo milk, buffalo meat, mangoes, jute, ginger, banana and pulses.
It is the second largest producer of rice, garlic, cotton seed, sugarcane, tea and wheat.
The statistics also reveal that as per prevalent international rates the value of buffalo milk alone is higher than the combined value of four major crops - wheat, rice, sugarcane and cotton.
FAO statistics show that in 2007 the value of buffalo milk produced in Pakistan was $966 billion, wheat $3.36 billion, lint cotton $2.94 billion, rice $1.71 billion, and sugarcane $1.23.
