Dairy Supply Chain Management and Critical an Investigations on Dairy Informal Channel Partners in Pakistan

Abstract

The specific objective of this paper is to present the importance of dairy supply chain management and to illustrate the current practices of diary supply chain in Pakistan. Specifically, to shed light on the production and consumption patterns in developing world mainly based on the FAO and Pakistan Economic Survey data. World milk production was 730 million tonnes in 2011 and it is expected to increase in the future. Importantly, 80 percent consumption of milk has handled by informal traders in the developing countries and this community has 98 percent share in Pakistani milk supply chain. Supply chain disruption has become critical issue that is based on informal channel bargaining power and information barriers. Currently, India, China and Pakistan have been standing in the list of four leading producers of milk worldwide. However, milk producers and consumers both have been facing economic, social and health losses due to the informal dairy supply chain partners.