The export of the meat (beef, mutton and camel meat) has increased from US $108.54 million (2010-11) to US $123.61 million in 2011-12, showing an increase of 13.9 percent. An official Ministry of National Food Security and Research told APP here on Thursday that the future plan for the livestock sector is to persuade the policies to achieve 5 percent or more growth in meat and 8 percent or more in milk production through shifting from subsistence livestock farming to market-oriented and commercial farming. He said the focus will be to encourage and promote high yielding animal’s production and their crossbreeding through artificial insemination services.
