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ENHANCING DAIRY SECTOR EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS IN PAKISTANPARCPCRWRPFAPFLFDACACWHORASFFAVAFEHDBFADLTOMoPHNAFDACGSOUCLUAEIEEEIAPDBPEPATSROILUMSCEDSEBPLDDBDRAPTMRSTPFTDAPPSDPUNIDOBBCFRSPPPAMCOCDGLPDAPFOGAPPakistan Agriculture Research CouncilPakistan Council for Research in Water ResourcesPunjab Food AuthorityPure Food LawsFood and Drug AdministrationCodex Alimentarius CommissionWorld Health OrganizationEU Rapid Alert System for Food and FeedAgri-Food and Veterinary Authority of SingaporeFood and Environmental Hygiene DepartmentBureau for Food and DrugsLicense to OperateMinistry of Public HealthNigerian Agency for Food and Drug Administration ControlGulf Standards OrganizationUnified Customs LawsUnited Arab EmiratesInitial Environmental ExaminationEnvironmental Impact AssessmentPakistan Domestic Biogas ProgramEnvironment Protection AgencyTotal SolidsReturn on InvestmentLahore University of Management and SciencesCentre of Excellence for Development of Sahiwal and Exotic BreedsPunjab Livestock and Dairy Development BoardDrugs Regulating Authority of PakistanTotal Mixed RationStrategic Trade Policy FrameworkTrade Development Authority of PakistanPublic Sector Development ProjectUnited Nation Industrial Development OrganizationBelgium Blue Cattle FarmersRural Services Provider ProgramPunjab Agriculture and Meat CompanyCity District Government LahorePakistan Dairy AssociationPure Food OrdinanceGood Agricultural Practices11
ENHANCING DAIRY SECTOR EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS IN PAKISTANEXECUTIVE SUMMARYDespite being one of the largest milk producers in the world, Pakistan has been unable to efficiently utilizeits large supply base to fully cater to its domestic demand. The dairy sector plays a crucial role in the socialand economic uplift for a majority of the population engaged in the agriculture sector of Pakistan. Thesector has a huge potential to alleviate poverty and to provide a source of livelihood and financialinsurance for small farmers against crop failures and climatic changes.However, the major hindrance to its development arises from the fact that the sector is largely informal andit consists of farmers raising very small number of animals, located in geographically dispersed and oftenremote areas. The above constraint is further complicated when other factors are considered, such as thelack of awareness in farmer communities regarding modern farming practices, efficiency losses leading tolower productivity per capita, limited outreach of governmental resources and development initiatives, lackof integration between dairy value chain and supply chain and weak farm to market linkages.On the international marketing front for Pakistani milk and dairy products, the country needs to urgentlyovercome the quality and safety aspects as per the international standards and regulations to tap intopotential export markets which have strict import regulations to overcome the two issues. A revamping ofthe current domestic regulatory framework is required in terms of food safety and quality, pricing andtaxation regime, investment and the environmental impact of dairy farming. Unless the above are ensured,it is highly unlikely that Pakistan can enhance competitiveness of its dairy products in export markets otherthan Afghanistan at the moment.The study concludes that to enhance the competitiveness of the Pakistani dairy products in the potentialexport markets, it is imperative to take a developmental approach to enhancing domestic productivity andquality. It is foreseen that the sector can only be developed through clustering of the large majority of smallholder, dairy farmers on a ‘One Farm Concept’ which has met with much success in countries such asIndia. The same can be achieved through the creation of ‘Dairy Hubs’ that would ensure a direct andaccountable provision of livestock development services by the public sector, along with a purchasemechanism established by the private sector based upon a consistent supply of quality milk for processingand further value addition.The report also recognizes the need to encourage dairy farmers to adopt better dairy farming techniquesand to increase their awareness regarding animal welfare and quality control which may result in bettereconomic gains for them.12
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