Factors effecting Halal hygienic meat export.

Meat export is one of the biggest financial supports in Pakistan's economy. The following are a few factors affecting meat export in Pakistan:

Problems in the livestock production system

Smuggling of livestock

Slaughtering of female animals

Issues with the banking system

Lack of government interest in Halal meat export

Lack of proper supply chain system

Non-effective response from overseas embassy stall

Overtaxing in utility bills

Overcharging by Quarantine Department

Access to limited markets

No recognition as an industry

Uncertainty of uniform-quality animals throughout the year

Live Stock Production System

The current red meat production system is both traditional and inefficient. Beef mostly comes from the end of career, or emergency slaughtered animals. A lot of baby buffaloes and calves are slaughtered when they are only 1-2 weeks old. Few calves are raised to 60-80kg but on extremely poor and unbalanced diets. The lack of commercial, on-farm livestock feeding could be blamed for the existing price ceiling which is fixed too low to recover the production cost. Traditional and unhygienic slaughtering techniques are major constraints that are not acceptable to those who believe in health and hygiene.

Smuggling of Live Stock

Every day thousands of cattle cross the border into both Iran and Afghanistan, with the connivance of civilians and officials. Trucks bearing cows, sheep, buffaloes, and goats, queue up in Chaman Township, an area bordering Afghanistan, and Taftan town, which shares a border with Iran. According to the media, more than a million animals are smuggled annually to Afghanistan and Iran from the provinces of Baluchistan and Khyber Pakthunkhwa.

Slaughtering of Female Animals

Up to 80% of female Halal animals end up in slaughterhouses across Pakistan due to ineffective implementation of laws preventing the killing of reproductive animals, industry insiders say, raising food insecurity concerns and fear among meat exporters and other stakeholders that the government may soon need to import livestock due to domestic shortages.

Issues with Banking System

The Major issues in the current banking system are no specific rule to handle late payments from clients, and hurdles in the issuance of E-Form. Bank will not cooperate in any problematic matter which will put extra pressure on exporters. The export-friendly Banking system is now the need of the day if we want to excel in our export potential.

Lack of Government interest in...