INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES & LIVESTOCK

MINISTRY OF
NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY & RESEARCH
Agriculture
Overview
 Agriculture Overview
Contribution to GDP = 20.9%
Labour force employed = 43.5%
Provides Livelihood to rural population = 66.7%
Average Growth rate in last 5 years = 2.8%
Share of agriculture in total exports = 57.3%
Sectoral Share in Agri.GDP Contribution of Different Sectors in
2014-15 GDP (%) 2014-15

Fishing; 2% Forestry; 2%
Agriculture; 21%
Crops; 41%

Services Sector; 58%

Industrial Sector; 21%

Source: Economic Survey of Pakistan 2014-15

Share of Agro-based Products in Export
Earnings

87% of total Exports of Pakistan

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

 Export Patterns
2001-02 2014-15

her Manuf.; 11% Other Sectors; 3% Other Sectors; 7% Leather; 5%

Leather; 7%
Other Manuf.; 12%
Engg; 1%
Food; 10% Textile & Garments; 56% Engg.; 1%
Food; 19%
Textile; 68%

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

 Overview

Total Area 79.61 M. Ha

Cultivated Area 22.00 M. Ha
Irrigated 80%

Population (2014-15) 191.7 Million

Rural population 116.5 Million
Urban population 75.2 Million

Source: Pakistan Economic Survey, 2014-15

 Status of Agriculture

Sr.# Commodity Production Ranking

1 Chickpea 0.5 m ton 3rd
2 Cotton 14.0 m bales 4th
3 Livestock population 175.0 m heads 4th
4 Mango 1.9 m ton 5th
5 Sugarcane 63.0 m ton 5th
6 Milk 52.0 b litres 5th
7 Date 0.6 m ton 6th
8 Kinnow 2.0 m ton 6th
9 Apricot 0.3 m ton 6th
10 Wheat 25.5 m ton 8th
11 Onion 1.8 m ton 8th
12 Rice 7.0 m ton 13th
 Why
Agriculture?
Why Investment in Agriculture?

Guarantees Food Security to over 190 million people

Jobs opportunities for millions through services and
value addition
Minimum cost of development
Maximum return with minimum investment
Minimum gestation period
Most potent weapon for poverty alleviation
Equitable distribution of wealth
Life line for industrial sector
Minimum dependence on energy
 Investment
Opportunities
Investment Opportunities

1. Aquaculture Value Chain Development

2. Olive & Grapes Value Chain
3. Farm Mechanization
4. Inclusive Value Chain for Horticulture
5. Seed Enterprise (Vegetable Seed Production)
6. Livestock Breeding Farms
7. Dairy Products
8. Meat Production & Value Addition
9. Veterinary Vaccine & Pharmaceutical Production
 Aquaculture Value Chain Development
Grow out Farming Inland Areas Coastal and Marine
250,000 Acres (10 Clusters), Mainly
Existing Status Existing Farms 25 Acres
Carps
Existing 1 ton/Acre
Experimental
Production Total 250,000 tons
Potential to 1 ton to 3.5 ton for carp &
Productivity 6 ton per acre
develop Upto 100 ton for catfish
Target to One million ton shrimp and high
One million ton carp and other fish
develop value fish
Investment 150 multi-purposes hatcheries (Rs. 30 150 Multipurpose hatcheries
Hatcheries
required million per hatchery) (Rs. 150 million per hatchery)
500 feed mills (Rs. 100 million per 500 feed mills (Rs. 100 million
Feed mills
feed mill) per feed mill)
4000 refer trucks (each cost Rs. 5 4000 refer trucks (each cost Rs.
Cold Chain
million) 5 million)
Processing
800 fish processing plants 1000 fish processing plants
Plants

Manpower Trained 50,000 farmers (training cost Trained 250,000 farmers

training required Rs. 50,000/farmer) (training cost Rs. 50,000/farmer)
 Olive & Grapes Value Chain
Olive Value Chain
Total Suitable Area 12.72 million ha
Plantation Area 03 million ha
Capital Cost (Plants) Rs.2 million
Operational Cost Rs.1 million/annum
Value Rs.25 million/annum
Grapes Value Chain
Table Grapes demand in EU (Winter) 1.5 million ton
Area in Pakistan 15000 ha
Existing Production 66000 tons
Potential area in Pakistan 1 million ha
Value of Export as Summer Crop Rs.10.5 billion
 Farm Mechanization

Total cultivated area 22 million ha (58.5%)

Total farms and types 8 million (93% small )
Farm mechanization in Pakistan Limited to tractors, cultivators,
trolleys , threshers & tube wells
Overall Power available One tractor/400 ha (arable land)
or 1.4kw/ha
Total Potential Clusters in Pakistan: 5000
Establishment of Rental Company (cluster of 1000 ha)
Total Investment per cluster Rs. 60 Million
Operational Cost Rs. 5 million/annum
Economic return/cluster/year Rs. 11 Million/Year
 Inclusive Value Chain for Horticulture
Total Fruit Production 7 million tons
Existing large scale processing units >1000
Existing Value addition 2-5%
Export Value from Pakistan (USD million) Fresh fruits: 380
Dates: 51 (processed)
World horticulture market 80 Billion US$
Pakistans share < 250 million US$
Target for next 10 years 20% (1.4 Million Ton)
Gap 1.1-1.2 Million Ton
Quantity of Value added products 0.4 Million Ton
International Market Price 5000-7000 US$ per ton
Expected export value (10 year) 2.4 Billion US$
 Seed Enterprise (Vegetable Seed Production)
Existing Status
Vegetable Area 252,938 ha
Local Seed Production Negligible
Import of seed of vegetable 5000 tons
Crops for seed Production 20 crops (onion, tomato, chili etc.)
OP Vegetable Seeds
Cost for 100 ha Rs.50 million
Running cost Rs.25 million
Value of seed Rs.70 million per annum
Hybrid Vegetable Seeds
Cost for 100 ha Rs.300 million
Running cost Rs.100 million
Value of seed Rs.500 million per annum
 Livestock Breeding Farms
Livestock herd: 175 million heads
Cattle (41.2), buffalo (35.6), Sheep (29.4), Goat (68.4), Camel (1.0)
Nili Ravi and Kundhi buffaloes, Red Sindhi and Sahiwal cows are
famous for milk production, heat tolerance and tick resistance
Elite animal milk production ranges between 20-30 litre/day
Less than 50 well reputed public & private farms of elite animals exist
Commercial dairying rely on import of exotic animals (Friesian and Jersey)
Present number of imported dairy animals 46000
Value of each animal 2000 US$
Total worth 92 million US$
Potential for establishing breeding farm 400,000 each of 100 animals
Investment for establishing 100 animal breeding farm:
Capital Investment Rs. 180 million
Operational cost Rs. 15 million
Revenue Rs. 27 million
 Dairy Products

Mozzarella Cheese (from Buffalo Milk)

Buffalo Milk Production in Pakistan 32 billion litres
Milk processing capacity of cheese plant 1000 Litres /day
Mozzarella yield 150 kg/day (@ 15%)
Capital cost (one time investment) Rs. 7 million
Operational cost Rs. 22 million
Sale price of cheese (for export market) Rs. 2500/kg
Revenue from sale of cheese Rs. 112 million/year
Potential for channelizing 1 billion litres of milk
3000 cheese preparation plants of 1000 litre/day capacity each
1500 cheese preparation plants of 2000 litre/day capacity each
 Dairy Products

Goat Milk Cheese

Goat Milk Production in Pakistan 850 million litres/year
Goat milk price Rs. 50/Litre
Plants required for processing (1 million/litre) 7 (no)
Milk processing capacity of cheese plant 500 Litres /day
Cheese yield 75 kg/day (@ 15%)
Capital cost (one time investment) Rs. 4 million
Operational cost Rs. 10 million
Sale price of cheese (for export market) Rs. 3000/kg
Revenue from sale of cheese Rs. 67 million/year
 Meat Production & Value Addition
Calf Fattening for 500 Calves (120-Day Cycle)
Total beef production in the country 1951(000 tons)
Cattle population 41 million
Buffalo population 36 million
Input Cost (One time) Rs.13 million
Operational Cost Rs.23 million
Profit Rs.1 million/cycle
Small Ruminant (Sheep/Goats) Fattening for 1000 heads (6-Month
Cycle)
Total mutton production in the country 671 (000 tons)
Sheep population 30 million
Goat population 69 million
Input Cost (One time) Rs.6.0 million
Operational Cost Rs.16 million
Profit Rs.4.5 million/cycle
 Veterinary Vaccines & Pharmaceutical
Production
Vaccine coverage 15-20%
Local Vaccine Production 10-12 million doses (FMD, PPR,
HS)
Total Requirement 100 million doses (different vaccines)
FMD Losses: Rs. 6 billion & PPR: Rs.34 billion annually
No vaccines produced for pets, equines and wild animals
Veterinary Vaccines
Type of products Viral & Bacterial (Live & Killed)
Plant cost Rs.1500 million
Production capacity 100 Million doses/annum
Operation cost Rs.300-400 million/annum
Expected revenue Rs.500-600 million/annum
Veterinary Pharmaceutical
Type of products Antibiotics, anthelmintic, vitamins
and other therapeutics
Plant cost Rs.1500 million
Operation cost Rs.450-550 million/annum
Expected revenue Rs.650-750 million/annum
 Poultry Vaccine
Poultry Birds 1343 million
Poultry vaccine market size Rs.5-6 billion/ annum
Distribution of market share
90 % by imported vaccines
5 % by three public sector institutes (VRI-Lhr, PRI-Karachi, VRI-Quetta)
5 % by four major private sector companies

Plant cost (Area, equipment, building) Rs.800 million

Capacity 120,000 vials/month
Operational Cost Rs.361 million/month
Profit @ 10-15% Rs.40-50 million/month
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