Live stoke of Pakistan Retirement age

Rural population in Pakistan

1) Rural population (% of total population) in Pakistan

• Rural population (% of total population) in Pakistan was last measured at 63 in 2010, according to the World Bank. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

Year 1990 2000 2010Rural population in Pakistan

74934691.8 96540824.3 109363831.3

Rural population growth (annual %) in Pakistan

2.2 1.9 1.1

Rural population (% of total population) in Pakistan

69.4 66.8 63.0

2) Retirement age

• “Retirement: it’s a word without meaning…the current group of retirees and soon-to-be-retirees are redefining the way people stop working—if they

• end their careers at all. Statistics Canada • studies show more people are choosing to work longer.”• “Nearly half of those in their 40s and 50s expect to• continue working for as long as possible”

• “The HSBC survey found that older Canadians perform more than $3.1 billion worth of volunteer work each year”

The Globe & MailMay 23, 2007

• “According to Statistics Canada’s 1998 General Social Survey on time use, 3.2 million retirees spent about 5 billion hours doing unpaid productive work. The economic value to our communities is thought to be $60.2 billion each year.”

Seniors at WorkNational Advisory Council

on Aging, 2005

Worried about population aging?

In fact, through taxation, volunteer work and the provision of care to family members, HSBC has found that those in their 60s and 70s are the foundations upon which their nations build.”

The Globe & MailMay 23, 2007

3) LIVESTOCK OF PAKISTAN

What is livestock

• Livestock are domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. Livestock are generally raised for profit

IMPORTANCE OF LIVESTOCK

• Agriculture contributes more than 21% in the overall GDP of Pakistan.

• Livestock contributes about 53% of the agri. Value added& 12 percent share in exports.

• Gross value addition of livestock = Rs. 1538 billion (2009-10).• Important component of high value human food

INDIGENOUS LIVESTOCK

Goats and poultry are Important part of livestock Goats = About 60 millions (2010) Very popular in the middle east for meat purpose Contribute more than 30 % of eggs and 25 % of meat

Livestock Sector - Endowments

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Pakistan’s Livestock Pakistan’s Livestock

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