47. Pakistan Economic Survey 2011-12 - Consultancy Services in ...

AgriculturePoultry Development policy envisions sustainablesupply of wholesome poultry meat, eggs and othervalue added products to the local and internationalmarkets at competitive prices. It is aimed atfacilitating and supporting private sector-leddevelopment for sustainable poultry production.The strategy revolves around improving theregulatory framework; disease control and geneticimprovement in rural poultry; high tech poultryproduction under environmentally controlledhousing; processing and value addition; improvingbio-security; need based research and developmentand farmers training and education. It envisagespoultry sectors growth of 15-20 percent annually.MEGA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTSThe Ministry of Livestock and DairyDevelopment, before devolution concluded thefollowing (7) projects in the Livestock sector at anestimated cost of Rs. 8.8 billion. The achievementsof these projects are summarized below:Strengthening of Livestock Services Project(SLSP)Field studies on (5) models of service deliverywere conducted (CAHEW, WLEW, DFCM,Wool Producers Association, PRSM);Introduced PPR vaccine production in thecountry; Distribution of 2200 Motor-Cycles to fieldstaff of provincial livestock departments onhire purchase basis to strengthen and improvethe veterinary health coverage; and Established the National EpidemiologyNetwork for Livestock Disease Surveillanceand Reporting.Livestock Production and Development forMeat ProductionCompleted more than 13,000 feed-lot fatteningoperations (beef and mutton) in which morethan 163,000 beef animals and 200,000 muttonanimals have been produced.Milk Collection Processing and DairyProduction and Development Programme Formed 207 Milk Producer Groups (MPG) inall the four provinces, Azad Jammu &Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan Installed 150 milk cooling tanks Provided 63.3 tons of fodder seeds and 663tons of animal ration/feed on cost basis to themembers of MPGs Registered 1,004 Red Sindhi, Sahiwal andNiliRavi livestock breeders for production ofquality breeding animals.Prime Minister’s Special Initiative for Livestock(PMSIL) A total of 290 veterinary clinics have beenestablished providing veterinary services at 70percent reduced cost to rural farmers at theirdoor steps i.e. 100 percent achievement Quality medicines/vaccines are available torural farmer at 30 percent reduced cost ascompared to market prices A total of 3,150 community organizations(COs) have been formed and 3000 ruralcommunity persons have been trained byimparting one month training in basicveterinary services through the governmentlivestock institutes A total of 4,265 rural livestock female farmershave been trained in better animal husbandrypractices to enhance their income throughenhanced milk productivityNational Programme for the Control andprevention of Avian InfluenzaEstablished 40 surveillance and 66 rapidresponse units (RRUs)Processed 0.4 million samples of blood, tissuesand swabs for screening against AvianInfluenzaEstablishment of the Bio security Laboratory-3is under processDisbursed Rs. 23.5 million as compensation toAvian Influenza affected farmersPakistan is maintaining Avian Influenza (birdflu) free status since June 200833