AN ANALYSIS THE MEAT PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION PATTERN: A CASE STUDY OF BALOCHISTAN SELECTED DISTRICTS

Abstract

In order to explore the production and consumption pattern of red meat three districts namely, Killa Saifullah, Pishin and Jaffarabad of Balochistan were selected randomly.300 hundred respondents were selected. Well-structured questionnaire was used. Cronbach's Alpha program was 0.84. to 0. 81.Chi-Square test was applied and the p-value was considered significant at p<0.01. Results revealed more than (53%) of the respondents fell into the age group of 36 to 45. While most (44%) of the respondents were acquainted with religious schooling. More than half (55%) of the respondents belonged from married categories. Chi-Square technique about the production and consumption pattern of red meat based on (p ≤0.01) was used. Highly statistically variations were observed regarding the production and consumption pattern as district-wise. Based on the results following recommendation has been developed. Government should be encouraging the new emerging technologies in the livestock sector and livestock farmers should adopt different methods and approaches for animal breeding so as to increase the livestock production. Government should promote the integrated livestock approaches and system within terms of real practices shape and mode