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BEEF VALUE CHAIN IN PAKISTAN: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Fazal Jawad Seyyed, M. Adeel Zaffar, Hafsa Ashfaq

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LENGTH : 29

LUMS No : 13-105-2017-2

PUBLICATION YEAR : 2017

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More than 8 million families in the rural areas of Pakistan are involved in raising livestock as an integral part of the agricultural sector. The livestock sector contributes 11.8 percent to the national GDP of Pakistan. After milk, meat (beef, mutton, and poultry) is one of the major products of livestock. The total meat production in Pakistan has increased from 3.095 million tons in 2010-11 to 4.061 million tons in 2016-17, indicating an annual compound growth rate of 5.6 percent. Despite rapid growth in meat production and a sizable livestock population, the volume of meat is not sufficient to meet local demand and to capitalize on the rapidly growing global demand for halal meat. A number of factors including poor livestock management practices, improper rearing of animals, and inherent inefficiencies in the meat value chain continue to limit realization of the sector¿s full potential. The primary objective of this note is to map the beef value chain from breeding of live animals to consumption of beef by the final consumers. It focuses on each stage of the value chain by analyzing the current practices, identifying challenges, and highlighting opportunities to develop the beef sector of Pakistan.

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Agribusiness