This is apropos a letter to the Editor carried by the newspaper on Thursday, Friday and yesterday.
In my view, the government must also ensure that the proposed corporate restructuring encourages private investment without excluding the millions of small farmers who sustain the sector. Access to veterinary services, improved breeding practices, affordable feed, financing and organised procurement arrangements would allow them to participate in higher-value markets. Provincial coordination will be indispensable, particularly in animal health and livestock management.
The prime minister has correctly identified an important export opportunity. Successful implementation now requires measurable targets, credible certification, sustained disease control and investment throughout the value chain. Pakistan has the livestock. The challenge is to ensure that considerably more of its export value is processed, packaged and earned at home.
Shehzad Arif (Lahore)
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