Pakistan's dairy struggle

Reuters Published August 27, 2012
A man is silhouetted as he washes the cattle farm.
A man is silhouetted as he washes the cattle farm.
A man drinks tea at a roadside stall in Rawalpindi.
A man drinks tea at a roadside stall in Rawalpindi.
A man pours milk into a pot while making tea at a roadside stall.
A man pours milk into a pot while making tea at a roadside stall.
Farmers attend a training workshop at a school building in Sahiwal, Punjab.
Farmers attend a training workshop at a school building in Sahiwal, Punjab.
A farmer inspects the quality of milk in an industrial refrigerator at a farm in Narowal, Punjab.
A farmer inspects the quality of milk in an industrial refrigerator at a farm in Narowal, Punjab.
Farmers pour milk from one container to another to be processed.
Farmers pour milk from one container to another to be processed.
Farmers carry milk in a container to be processed in Narowal.
Farmers carry milk in a container to be processed in Narowal.
A farmer uses a milking machine to get milk from a cow at a Jassar Farm in Narowal.
A farmer uses a milking machine to get milk from a cow at a Jassar Farm in Narowal.
Cows are led away from the milking area.
Cows are led away from the milking area.
Farmers fix on milking machines to get milk from the cows.
Farmers fix on milking machines to get milk from the cows.
Farmers pose with a special breed of bulls from Denmark at a farm in Sahiwal.
Farmers pose with a special breed of bulls from Denmark at a farm in Sahiwal.
A man works at a cattle farm in Sukheki, Punjab.
A man works at a cattle farm in Sukheki, Punjab.

The state of the dairy industry is a striking example of Pakistan's habit of missing opportunities throughout a 65-year history tainted by military coups, political infighting and a form of crony capitalism that has stifled entrepreneurship. With 63 million cows and buffaloes, Pakistan has one of the world's biggest herds, but it cannot export milk because the animals' yields are so low. The sector engages 35 million people (20% of the population) in direct or related work.

There exists a band of trailblazers that wish to transform Pakistan's dairy industry into a multi-billion dollar enterprise by introducing modern techniques to farming. - Photos by Reuters

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