Study on dairy

LAHORE

Economics Department at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is set to launch a comprehensive, research based economic impact study of the dairy sector entitled, “Pakistan’s Dairy Sector: Lessons from the Past to Build a Resilient Dairy Industry.” 

According to a press release conducted by LUMS professor Dr Abid A. Burki and his team, this pioneering research is an evidence-based sector study in which state-of-the-art measures of impact assessment have been employed on a longitudinal (panel) survey data. A key focus has been to highlight the impact of milk supply chain of UHT milk industry on productivity and welfare of smallholder dairy producers. Commenting on his research, Dr Burki said, “More than 40 million people are engaged in raising livestock and derive 30 to 40 percent of their income from this sector. Despite this reality and the huge potential which this sector has, serious attention to the sector has been lacking, resulting in its slow and haphazard development. We believe one of the major reasons for this lack of attention has been the unavailability of updated and authentic data.