Overview
This project is improving the profitability of smallholder farming households in Pakistan’s Punjab and Sindh provinces, through on-farm efficiency gains and development of dairy and beef market opportunities.
Objective 1: To investigate the support necessary to integrate the whole-family extension approach within the current dairy-beef value chain and evaluate the impacts on smallholder farming families.
Project Duration
April 2017 to September 2021
Faculty Researchers
Dr David McGill (project leader), Prof Ruth Nettle, Dr Margaret Ayre, Dr Hassan Warriach, Dr Gayathri Mekala, Dr Kaitlyn Height
Collaborators
University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan:
Humera Iqbal, Abdul Aziz, Anam Afzal, Khizer Hayat, Aijaz Kumbher, Sobia Majeed
Contact Details
david.mcgill@unimelb.edu.au
Publications
ACIAR Website: https://www.aciar.gov.au/project/LPS-2016-011
Partnership Details
Funded by: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Funding amount: A$2,923,563