The senior management of Engro Foods and FrieslandCampina held a meeting with the Governor of Sindh, Imran Ismail at Governor House Karachi.
The agenda of the meeting was to discuss the need for public private collaboration to create sustainable livelihoods for small dairy farmers while also providing safe dairy products to the people of Pakistan.
Currently dairy comprises up to 50 percent of the agriculture sector and contributes 11 percent to the GDP of Pakistan. Engro Foods and FrieslandCampina, with the assistance of the Government of Pakistan are determined to build the capacity of small dairy farmers to improve the overall quality and quantity of milk and create sustainable livelihoods.
In the meeting, the Governor of Sindh stated that Government of Pakistan and Prime Minister Imran Khan is determined to work on empowerment of small farmers to increase their income and improve their standard of living. Also discussed was the need to harmonize food standards through regulatory authorities across the country for one main vision - safer dairy products. On the occasion Ali Ahmed Khan, Managing Director Engro Foods said,
"The vision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan to provide safe milk to consumers and to strengthen farmers is embedded in the core purpose of Engro Foods and FrieslandCampina as the company is owned by 19,000 dairy farmers globally. We believe in providing better nutrition through safe dairy products to our consumers, we are committed to empowering the small dairy farm holders to increase their livelihoods and revolutionize the dairy sector with best farming practices to build the economy of Pakistan."-PRs