Live-stock sector has recorded an upsurge in generating income in agriculture sector during last one and a half decades in Pakistan.
The share of livestock sector in agriculture income has increased from 29.8 per cent in 1990-91 to 49.6 percent in 2005-06 and its share in export-related earning has been recorded at 10 percent, says a survey report 2005-06 of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
The report, however, also noted that crops' share in agriculture related income has decreased from 65.1 percent to 47.5 per cent during the same period. It may be noted that Pakistan has been ranked fifth in the world with regard to national milk production and income generated from milk alone was recorded higher than what was generated by two major crops including wheat and cotton.
Muzaffargarh was among those districts which were declared model districts and an over Rs 400 million pilot project titled livestock support services has been completed in June last year that was meant to facilitate cattle rearers. Experts believe that a boom in livestock sector will translate into additional income to small farmers that will help improve their life style.