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Pakistan
Livestock
Livestock provides the draft power available to most farmers
as well as food, fuel, manure, wool, and hides. Livestock contributed
about 30 percent of the value added by agriculture in FY 1993.
In Balochistan raising sheep and goats on the arid rangeland is
an important source of cash to a considerable part of the population,
although many areas are overgrazed.
In FY 1993, the livestock population was estimated at 17.8 million
cattle, 18.7 million water buffalo, 27.7 million sheep, 40.2 million
goats, and 5.4 million other animals, including camels, horses,
and mules. Production of animal products in FY 1993 was estimated
to include 17 million tons of milk, 844,000 tons of beef, 763,000
tons of mutton, 50,500 tons of wool, and 42.6 million tons of
hides and skins. Despite substantial increases in livestock production
in the 1980s, the country faces shortages because of the limited
amount of feed and grazing areas. In the 1980s, the government
increased the size of cross-breeding programs and took other measures
to increase productivity, but production still fell short of demand.
Commercial chicken farming is exceptional because production
using modern methods has expanded rapidly since the 1960s. Although
many farmers raise some poultry, the commercial chicken farms
account for most of the increased availability of eggs and poultry.
Poultry meat production increased from 14,000 tons in FY 1972
to 75,000 tons in FY 1983 and 188,000 tons in FY 1993. Egg production
increased from 14 million in FY 1972 to 4.2 billion in FY 1983
and 5.4 billion in FY 1992.
Data as of April 1994
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