Dr. Hamid Jalil

Halal Development Agency Pakistan

30th January, 2016

Livestock: A driving Force for Food Security &

Sustainable Development

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“…Food Security exists when all people, at all times, have

physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and

nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food

preferences for an active and healthy life.” (FAO)

AVAILABILITY Physical presence

/proximity of food through

domestic production or

imports

1 ACCESS

Physical, social, and economic

access to enough food to

meet needs

2 3 SAFETY

Use of safe and nutritious food

to reach nutritional well-

being

STABILITY Consistency and

reliability in food supply

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Food Security ~ Four Pillars

Food Security ~ Contributory Factors

Population growth

Consumer markets

Trade & Policies

Water management

Land management

Animal resources

Crop production

Food Security

Natural Resources~ Role in Food Security

From focus on increased

productivity alone

To holistic integration of

natural ressource management for sustainable food

security

Food Security ~ Natural Resources Integration

Water & Land are the key contributors to a sustainable agricultural production ~ essential for food security

Human & Livestock Population

World livestock- 2015 (millions) Growth %- last century

Cattle and Buffalo 1400 81 %

Sheep & Goat 1900 72 %

Chicken 19600 273 %

World ranking of Livestock producing countries

1 India 6 Argentina

2 China 7 Australia

3 Brazil 8 Russia

4 USA 9 Mexico

5 Pakistan 10 Canada

• Livestock ~ source of Food Security

• Out of 0.8 gm/Kg body weight/day requirement, 60% of dietary protein is derived from animals

• Livestock ~ source of income

• About 27% of total agricultural outputs come from livestock

• Livestock ~ employment generator

• Livestock ~ source of energy

• Livestock ~ soil re-conditioner

Livestock ~ Source of Food Security & Economic Development

World Consumption of Livestock Products

Commodity Per capita annual consumption

Milk 108 ltr

Meat 42 Kg

Egg 355

Livestock ~ Source of Food Security

Issue is not availability but adequate distribution (FAO)

Livestock , Food Security & Economy Development (Livestock-Case Study)

OVER 45 ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES

Food Security ~ Issues

Policy Environment Production

Stagnancy in productivity

Less value addition

Prevalence of notifiable diseases

Lack of market linkages & access

Competition for resources

Lack of food safety compliance regime

Inefficient NRM Inadequate R&D Economic imparities

Trade Policy Biases

Food Security ~ Environment

Pakistan ~ Role in Global Food Security

Self Sufficiency

Wheat, Rice, Sugar, Maize

Fruits & Vegetables

Milk ,Meat, Eggs

41.235.6

29.4

68.4

1.010

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20

30

40

50

60

70

Cattle Buffalo Sheep Goat Camel

Million Heads

• Almost 1:1 ratio of humans & livestock population • World's 5th largest livestock population • Livestock growing @ 4.1% against human growth of 1.49% • Agro-based livestock feeding • 100% Halal rearing & slaughtering system • Annual beef & mutton animal's slaughtering ~ 14.4m & 50m • Halal Fat/Tallow available~ 2.1 million tons

Pakistan ~ Halal Livestock Value Chains

Economic Survey of Pakistan 2014-15

• Global Halal Product's Trade: $2,500 billion p.a.

Livestock based major products;

– Halal meat & value added products – Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals & Personal Care Products

(Tooth Paste, Soaps, etc.) – Gelatin – Leather

• Pakistan being a genuine source of Halal products holds a great potential for global Halal Industry

Pakistan can supply certified Halal products and raw

material , especially Meat, Tallow, Gelatin, Leather, etc. to the Global Halal Markets

Pakistan ~ Halal Hub

2/3rd of Humans Live around Pakistan

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Yazd

Kabul

Delhi

Patna

Herat

Kashi

Urumqi

Almaty

Lahore

JaipurKanpur

Nagpur

Frunze

Masqat

Mashhad

Lucknow

Benares

Zahedan

Karachi

Amritsar

Calcutta

Dushanfe

Qandahar

Toshkent

Abu Zaby

Samarkand

Ashkhabad

Islamabad

New Delhi

Kathmandu

Hyderabad

Ahmadabad

Rawalpindi

Faisalabad

China

India

Iran

Kazakhstan

Pakistan

Afghanistan

Oman

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

Nepal

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

United Arab Emirates

Jum mu &

Kashmir

(Disputed Territory)

• Food security is a complex issue, linked to economic development, integrated natural resources management, environment, and trade

• Enough food availability not sufficient but adequate distribution of “safe food”

• Livestock production is paramount to culminate rural poverty and food insecurity– in the global context

• Efficient production & value addition of livestock products can boost Global Halal Economy

• Pakistan can be a Halal Hub to provide raw material for Halal products industry

Climate smart agro-livestock productivity enhancement

key to

“Food Security & Sustainable Economic Development”

Take Away

“Once there are investment opportunities and efficient incentives,

farmers will turn sand into gold”. Dr. Schultz (Economist)

Q&A Session