Save the Buffalo Calf

Saving 380,000 male calves over four years to provide a healthy foundation for feedlot fattening — increasing quality beef production and farmer incomes across Pakistan.

Rs. 3,401M

Total Budget

380,000

Calves to be Saved

50,000+

Farmers Trained

About the Project

Turning a Loss into a National Asset

Hundreds of thousands of male buffalo and cattle calves are slaughtered early in Pakistan each year because farmers lack the means or knowledge to rear them. Each lost calf represents a significant waste of beef production potential.

This PM initiative saves these calves to the age of 3 months — when they reach 65–70 kg — providing them as a foundation for subsequent feedlot fattening. The program targets 380,000 calves over 4 years, is executed across all provinces including AJK, GB, and ICT, and mobilizes a total budget of Rs. 3.4 billion (20% Federal, 80% Provincial).

Key Achievements

[fancy_list style=”arrow” color=”#006ebe”] [fancy_list_item]Over 50,000 small and medium farmers mobilized and trained in calf rearing[/fancy_list_item] [fancy_list_item]Calf mortality rate targeted to decrease from 30% to 5%[/fancy_list_item] [fancy_list_item]100,000 fattened calves (at 150 kg) will add 7.2 million kg of quality beef annually[/fancy_list_item] [fancy_list_item]All 380,000 calves fattened to 150 kg will generate 27.4 million kg additional quality beef[/fancy_list_item] [fancy_list_item]Poverty reduction through calf rearing enterprise development at rural level[/fancy_list_item] [/fancy_list]

Execution Partners

Ministry of NFSR · All Provincial Livestock Depts. · AJK, GB & ICT Livestock Depts. · LDDB Islamabad