Re-designing smallholder dairy production in Pakistan
2010
Afzal, M. (Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad (Pakistan))
Milk is mainly produced by the smallholders in Pakistan. 67.6% cattle and 71.4% buffaloes are raised in smallholder production system. A total of 8.42 million families raise 26.79 million cattle and buffaloes for milk production in the country. Smallholder dairy production has a number of benefits to the poor families who raise these animals. Major advantage is the availability of highly nutritious products for home consumption. Smallholder families earn additional income from sale of milk and it is in fact continuous source of cash flow on daily/weekly basis. Livestock manure is used as fertilizer and use of livestock dung as fuel is also very common in villages without gas, Smallholders dairying can serve as empowerment for the rural people particularly women It also provides employment opportunities in the rural non-farm economy. The major challenge in developing smallholder's dairying is improving profitability of the system. This can be achieved by improving milk market
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