Sarmad Mahmud

SIALKOT: Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has published a research study on ‘Cheese Value chain’ as the dairy and livestock sector had the potential to accelerate the pace of economic development of the country.

Official sources told Business Recorder on Sunday that rank of Pakistan is fifth in global milk production with over 50 billion litres annually.

It is estimated that annual demand of Cheese is 5,000 tones in the country whereas local production remains at around 3049 tones and Cheese production is emerging as an important potential sector investment.

SMEDA in this regard has prepared and published a study report on ‘Cheese Value Added Dairy Product-Prospects for Pakistan’ with the objective to evaluate investment potential of this sector and disseminate information for local and international investors to make future investment decisions.