Holistic paradigm for improving livestock
productivity in Pakistan
Ibrahim Mohammed
ILRI Institute Planning Meeting
4-7 October 2016

Dairy Value Chain
Strengthening Indigenous Treasures
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• Model cum training farms (17) for livestock
farmers direct (1187) as well as indirectly
(23740) benefits in other villages; recovers US$
133,333 from feed wastage last year
Befor
e
After
• Animal vaccinated (7600) against FMD
vaccination saves US$ 978,419 worth
animals/production losses in Punjab
• Series of awareness programs (21)
across the country reaches 10,524
livestock farmers with >10% female
participation
• Indigenous cattle (Cholistani) can reach
early puberty with pre-weaning calf starter
feeding (6 kg/month); Opportunity cost
US$ 113,709 @ 30% adoption rate
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• Distribution of milk can (1000) for
hygienic milk production and water
trough (>1800)
• Inauguration of moveable mesh
walled dairy animals housing (20) for
mountainous and disaster prone
terrain
• Specially designed capacity building
programs for Post graduates (697)
with 9% female participation
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0
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0
55
20
890
632
666
365
809
8782
3197
0
437
131
0
30
6
2014 2015 2016
BENEFICIARY
YEAR(S)
DVC
Exhibitions/Shows
Model housing
Animal health
Feed and Water
Milk Hygiene
• AIP-DVC component beneficiaries (17131); 71%
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Higher
productivity
Rural
livelihoods
Avenues for long term development
US$ 620,890
benefits (Punjab)
• Survey (360 hh) conducted on
Willingness To Pay (WTP) for
Aflatoxin free milk
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Small Ruminants Value Chain
Poor mans cow: liquid assets
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• Herbal anthelmintic used for SR herders (232) with
>800 sheep and goats
• 10 Farmer’s training cum model farms
(310) direct as well as indirect (3720)
small ruminant herders
• Progressive control on PPR
organized awareness workshops
(09), small herders (385) and
>1000 sheep and goats vaccinated
Cost effective with no side
effects
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• Feed rations for fattening; farmers
participatory trials (05) with 40
medium scale SR herders yielded
30-40% higher profit
• To date, 1771 trained on AI in goats
(1519 government and private
practitioners and 252 final year
veterinary students)
• Breeding buck to maintain purity
of breeds
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• Two trainings on field application
for ultrasonography in goats; 52
participants (12% female) across
Pakistan
327
154
53
130
445
116
102
54
929
235
532
167
2014 2015 2016
BENEFICIRIES
YEAR(S)
SRVC
Health and Reproduction
Model Farm
Skills development
Exhibitions/Shows
Practical hands on training on ultrasonography in small ruminants, Chakwal
• Direct beneficiaries (4144) covering various
sub-activities
• Three exhibition/shows appreciates the role of
women in small ruminant production systems
440 ha rangelands
with increase kg/ha
(0.24-protected
and 0.19
unprotected)
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10/7/2016

Feed, Fodder and Rangeland
Combating feed scarcity & nutritional deficiencies
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Cactus based
ration
Rangeland rehabilitationIntroducing silage to small
holders

• Rural entrepreneurs; five business models
have been set-up in DVC (03) and SRVC (02)
for income earning activities
11
• Village based seed enterprises;
US$ 102 worth Rye grass seeds
sold; awareness created among
>600 livestock farmers
• 77 demonstration plots were established
(continuous monitoring plan) in hilly
terrains (AJ&K, GB and Swat) with
Emmerson Rye grass (10.75 acres) and
Katambora Rhodes grass (one acre)
cultivation. Rhodes grass: 3 acres in
Punjab and 6 acres in Sindh
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145
0
19
34
16
0
47
2015 2016
BENEFICIERIES
YEAR(S)
FFR
Berseem/Lucern/Jantar/Shaftal
Maize/Millet
Sorghum
Rye/Rhodes grass
Sindh/Punja
b
• Rhodes grass demonstration plots (>9 acres) on SR project sites (2016)
• Feeding charts
• Fodder calendar for
small ruminants
• Selection manuals
on
a. Nachi goats
b. Sahiwal cattle
• AI training manual
• 06 research papers
presented at TASP-
2016, Thailand
• Reports; DVC (02)
and SRVC (01)
• Publications
Farmer expressions on Rye grass performance
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10/7/2016

Activities in progress/Planned
• Prevalence of aflatoxin in milk
and feed in major
cities/provinces
• Evaluation of High quality protein
maize (HQPM): stover
(ruminants) and grains (poultry)
• Assessment and evaluation of
silage quality in Punjab province
(using AgriNIR)
• Field application of Mastitis and
pregnancy testing kits
• Willingness to pay for improved
forage quality seeds in Pakistan
• Cash inflows, marketing margins
in newly established Cattle
Management Markets of Punjab
• Hay and meat export marketing
appraisal for Pakistan
• Forage production under saline
soils of Punjab/Sindh
• Evaluation of grass-legume
mixtures in hilly terrains of
Pakistan
• Rehabilitation of rangelands in
Lorali, Balochistan
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