The livestock industry is an integral part of Pakistan's agricultural sector and has a potential value of more than US$300 billion in international Halal trade.

The government should develop policies favorable to the livestock industry, which accounts for 55.9% of agriculture and 11.8% of GDP respectively. These views were exchanged by LCCI (Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry) President Malik Tahir Javaid with PAMCO Chairman Mumtaz Khan Manais. On Friday they formed a delegation to visit the Punjab Agriculture and Meat Company (PAMCO), the most advanced slaughterhouse in Punjab.

The PAMCO Chairman gave the LCCI delegation a detailed introduction to PAMCO's efforts to promote Halal product exports. He said PAMCO is committed to strengthening product quality, processing technology, value-add, expanding markets, and providing a series of links from meat to livestock products to agricultural products to local market exports. The company will provide training and technical assistance for an integrated meat and agricultural product production chain. In PAMCO's slaughterhouse, more than 6,000 small animals and 600 large animals are slaughtered every day, while meat products are hygienically processed by the latest technology and modern machinery.

LCCI President Malik Tahir Javaid praised PAMCO's performance and efforts in promoting the livestock industry and expressed full support for the company, and the LCCI is ready to cooperate with PAMCO to hold seminars.

He said: Despite many challenges, the livestock sector will actively contribute to the country's economic growth; livestock is the largest economic activity in rural areas and a major source of income for women. The livestock industry is producing its own energy through biogas. The government should work with the private sector to strive for a larger share of international Halal trade. Over the next twenty years, world demand for meat will double, and Pakistan has all the resources to become a global leader in this particular field. Halal food has now become a multi-billion-dollar global economy, in which Pakistan's share is still negligible. Now is the best time for Pakistan to create a global Halal economy by developing the potential of Halal food.

FAQ

Why does Pakistan have the potential to become a leader in global Halal trade?
The livestock industry is an integral part of Pakistan's agricultural sector, with a potential value of more than US$300 billion in international Halal trade, accounting for 55.9% of agriculture and 11.8% of GDP respectively. Over the next twenty years, world demand for meat will double, and Pakistan has all the resources to become a global leader in this field, but its share in the global Halal economy is still negligible.
What has PAMCO done to promote Pakistan's Halal product exports?
PAMCO (the Punjab Agriculture and Meat Company, the most advanced slaughterhouse in Punjab) is committed to strengthening product quality, processing technology, value-add and market expansion, and provides a series of links from meat and livestock products to agricultural product exports, offering training and technical assistance for an integrated meat and agricultural product production chain. Its slaughterhouse slaughters more than 6,000 small animals and 600 large animals daily, with meat products hygienically processed by the latest technology and modern machinery.