Following the visit of the Prime Minister of Pakistan to Iran and the meetings that were held yesterday and last night, the following proposals were confirmed and confirmed by the Iranian Animal Feed Industry Association with the aim of helping to develop the trade relations between the two countries in the animal feed industry.
1- Importing wheat bran, cotton seed meal and cotton seed
2- Exporting technical engineering services in the field of construction and updating of animal feed factories
3- Export of aquatic and horse feed
We have said and heard less about the situation of agriculture and animal husbandry in the neighboring country of Pakistan. But it is not bad to know a summary of the production statistics of the agricultural sector of this country so that we may need to reconsider the choice of the main competitor of our agricultural sector in the region.
A major part of Pakistan’s economy is dedicated to agriculture; In such a way that it accounts for about 20% of the total gross domestic product of Pakistan.
42.3% of the people of Pakistan are working in the agricultural sector. Of course, this figure reaches 43.5% in Punjab and more than 61% in rural areas. For this reason, agriculture plays an important role in reducing poverty in villages.
Livestock 11.61%, fisheries 0.43% and forestry 0.41% of the GDP share of the agricultural sector.
65% of Pakistan’s total exports are related to the agricultural sector. Of course, a more accurate analysis shows; 2.73% of cotton and related industries and 8.26% of fruits, rice and livestock are exported from Pakistan.
They are one of the most important producers of transgenic corn and cotton in the world. Also, they are one of the 5 fodder exporting countries of the old continent.
In 2017, the per capita consumption of chicken meat in this country was 4.5 kg and the per capita consumption of sheep meat was 1.2 kg.
Pakistan is one of the main buyers of sorghum from the United States of America. Meanwhile, Pakistani corn production increased by 0.2% compared to 2017. Corn contributes 0.4% to the country’s GDP. The third buyer of corn in this country is the animal feed industry. They are also planning to export corn.
Pakistanis are one of the prominent producers of donkeys in the world. They have produced more than 5 million donkeys in 2017.
So far, the most important export items of Iran’s agricultural sector to this country; Coriander seeds, skin and dry pistachios.
Pakistan in 2017/2018
9th largest producer of wheat in the world
11th largest rice producer in the world
4th largest cotton producer in the world
14th largest producer of sugarcane in the world
2. The guardian of the world’s buffalo population
13. The most important cow population in the world
3. The best sheep population in the world
9. The largest goat population in the world
3 Amin milk producer in the world
3 Asian chicken producers
3 Asian cattle producers