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Integrated efforts vital for livestock development
ISLAMABAD (March 25 2004): Integrated efforts are
vital to undertake livestock development
activities to attain required pace of progress for
improvement of national onomy.
The exploitation of the enormous potential is a
must for development of livestock including inland
fisheries. However efforts must be focussed on
quality and marketing aspects.
According to official sources, there was a wide
scope for improvement of livestock sector focusing
proper attention on maintenance of disease free
herds, germplasm improvement and storage
arrangements for poultry products, meat, milk and
other dairy products.
The country has a rich and diverse livestock
sector that plays a significant socio-economic
role. It accounts for about 9.7 percent of the
GDP, constitutes about 10 percent of the overall
export earnings and provides the livelihood to the
majority of the rural population.
The livestock sector study in Pakistan was
undertaken in 1987. Nevertheless, the complex
interactions and trade-offs between supplying a
growing population with livestock products,
maintaining and strengthening the livelihoods of
poorer rural segments of the population and
earning foreign revenue require a comprehensive,
updated review of the livestock sector.
The project covering all areas of the country
would greatly help to improve existing provision
of the livestock services, eradicate diseases like
Rinderpest and foot and mouth disease, and
initiate efficient and quality production of
vaccines.
The implementation partners are the Federal
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal),
which is the Executing Agency, represented by its
livestock division and the provincial departments
of livestock.
The project also envisages training of field
staff, strengthening of the disease reporting
system, emergency field intervention,
establishment of well-functioning network of
epidemiological units and diagnostic laboratories.
The government has also started a vast programme
for eradication of major diseases from cow and
buffaloes including "made cow" and "foot and
mouth" diseases at a cost of Rs 1.40 billion in
the country.
Livestock sector provides 25 to 30 percent of the
income to the rural poor. It is a net source of
foreign exchange earning and 12.3 percent exports
of the country are derived from the livestock and
livestock products.
Courtesy Business Recorder |
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Pakissan.com; Advisory Point
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