IFI Consultants - MOC - Division of IFI

Consultants

Principal Office: 7B, LDA Homes, Block D,

New Muslim Town, Lahore – 54600, Pakistan

Pabx: +92 42 3583 1134- 36

Fax: +92 42 3586 5956

Dir: +92 42 35864724

Cell: +92 321 442 6632

E-mail: sjkazi@moc-ifi.com

Web: www.moc-ifi.com

Farms:

1 - Badian Road, Behind DHA Phase V,

Natha Singh Wala Village, Lahore,

Pakistan

2 - Chak# 22/10R – Rajawala

Mian Chanu, District Khanewal, Pakistan

3 -V.P.O Sanghoi, Tehsil & DistrictJehlum, Pakistan

MOC Sponsors:

Mr. Shahid J. Kazi - President

Mr. Umar Sultan - Head Operations

Mr. Azhar Khan Burki - Head Project

MOC- Sponsors Profile

Mr. Shahid J. Kazi - President:

In addition to being a Chartered Accountant and a law graduate with professional

experience spreading over almost 30 years Mr. Kazi has also been the CEO of a public

limited company which was active in agri products across Pakistan; where he was also

instrumental in experimenting modern scientific techniques such as tissue culture

farming on sugar cane etc. He has also headed the operations of the first mega

departmental store “under one roof” in Pakistan. The store managed sale of poultry in

addition to more than 150 small and 15 large heads on a daily bases; along with

managing a company owned abattoir maintaining a cold chain.

Mr. Umar Sultan – Head Operations:

In addition to being a finance masters having spent 11 years in New York, He belongs

to a farming family with presence in north and south Punjab. As you may be aware that

south Punjab is the back bone of Pakistan’s agriculture with its fertile land and

irrigation – canal system. His educational and professional experience in USA is

enabling him to think outside the box.

Mr. Azhar Khan Burki – Head Project:

An entrepreneur and an ex-professional cricket player; he has been associated with

different lines of trade in Zimbabwe, South Africa and USA. Part of his family is also

settled in Zimbabwe where he spent almost 25 years.

Case for

Classification of

Ostrich as Livestock in

Pakistan

• A hardy desert bird tolerant to temperature from -2°C to 55 °C

• Favoured by the Prophet (SAW) for its quality

halal meat

• Much sought after for its quality meat and valuable

skin

• Economically viable:

• breeding lifecycle of over 40 years

• reaching adulthood within a year

• Less susceptible to diseases as compared to

other livestock and poultry

• A worthy candidate for biodiversity and best option

for organic agriculture

Ostrich Introduction

Ostrich Characteristics

• Feed Conversion Rate (FCR) is better than

livestock and comparable versus poultry

• More efficient feed cost and higher growth rate to

livestock while comparable with poultry

• Negligible cost of medicines, vaccines and housing

when compared with control sheds for livestock

and poultry

• Immune system is much stronger than livestock

and poultry

• Its valuable skin is globally sought after

• It gains upto 200 times its birth weight within a year

• It lays 40 - 100 eggs in a season

Other Characteristics

Ostrich Oil

High in Omega 3, 6 and 9, the skin loving essential Fatty

Acids. Research indicates that essential fatty acids,

facilitate the healing of wounds and is a muscle relaxant.

Ostrich Feather used for :

• The colorful industrial / daily-use feather dusters

• Fashionable wear – hats and caps

Ostrich Meat

• Ostrich meat is red meat, similar in colour and taste to

undercut beef

• It is healthy meat lower in:

• Cholesterol,

• Calories and

• Fat

• Higher in iron

Slaughtered at

MOC Farm

Nutrient Comparison

Nutrient Comparison

Species Meat-description

Cholesterol(mg)

Calories - kcal

Fat - g Iron(mg) Protein %

Ostrich Cut Comp 81 142 3.0 3.2 26.9

Beef Tenderloin 83 209 10.5 3.0 28.1

Chicken Whole no skin

89 190 7.4 1.2 28.9

Lamb Loin Chop 95 215 9.4 1.2 30.4

Source USDA Agriculture hand book#8 and Nutrition Associates of Florida, USA

Global Farming

Ostrich farming originated from Africa. South Africa

specializes in farming since over 150 years and today is the largest producer of ostriches in the world

Though Ostriches are not indigenous to Australia, USA,

China, Iran, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia and India, yet,

Ostrich Farming is flourishing in these top ranking

countries at very impressive rate and generating high

returns for these economies

Export Potential - Meat Consumption Gap

Source ; World trade Atlas

Country Production Consumption GAP

Egypt 440,000 533,000 93,000

Saudi Arabia 25,630 75,630 50,000

UAE 9,500 43,185 33,658

Oman 4,148 18,000 13,852

Bahrain 1,440 4,600 3,220

(000 Tons)

Ostrich Farming in Pakistan

At present more than three dozen farmers are raising the birds on

small scale

Muflihon Ostrich Company - MOC in Pakistan :

MOC a division of IFI – Consultants, with a humble beginning,

set out on this journey in November 2010 . We have since

imported 150, day old quality cross breed birds from Australia &

also acquired 50 plus breeders; some of them have started laying

eggs which were set in our incubator, placed with the University

of Veterinary Sciences, Lahore – UVAS

MOC Team:

Mr. Shahid J. Kazi - President

Mr. Umar Sultan - Head Operations

Mr. Azhar Khan Burki - Head Project

Dr. Ghulam Rasoul - Project Supervisor

Ms. Rubina Yasmeen - Research Associate

Fortnight Old Ostrich Chicks MOC - FARM

Six Months Old Ostrich MOC - FARM

Male Breeders MOC - FARM

Female Breeders MOC - FARM

Economic Benefits of Ostrich Farming

in Pakistan

Ostrich Meat - Healthy meat for consumers

New exotic meat outlets

New slaughter houses

Meat export potential

Poultry Feed industry - Additional specialized feed

consumption

Ostrich Skin - Boost Leather industry

Increase volume of value added

leather products

Ostrich Feathers- Enhance Fashion industry

Oils- Basic raw material for new

pharmaceutical industry

Medical Benefits- Eye treatment (cornea transplant

to human)

Meat Consumption GAP in Pakistan

The meat demand for Pakistan domestic market

is growing at a rate of 2.73% for beef, 2.90% for

mutton and 6.10% for poultry

This domestic demand is growing faster than the

population growth rate

Products 2003 2020

Supply Demand Gap Supply Demand Gap

Beef 1,050 1,210 160 1,430 3,740 2,310

Mutton 700 800 100 1,030 2,500 1,470

Source: http://www.sbi.gos.pk/pdf/sector-brief-meat.pdf

(000 tons)

Principle Problem of Ostrich Industry

In pursuance of the Punjab Wildlife Act 2007,

the Department has claimed a fee of Rs 5,000

per day old Ostrich chick imported into Pakistan.

This is under the pretext that Ostrich is an Exotic

bird defined as “…wildlife species not native to

Pakistan…” and hence it is classified in the

“Others” categories in the schedule of charges in

the Punjab Wildlife Act 2007.

THIS IS A MAJOR OBSTACLE IN GROWTH

OF THIS INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN

Opinions ….

1. World Wildlife Fund - WWF

“……WWF PAKISTAN HAS NO

OBJECTION IF THE OSTRICH IS

CATEGORIZED AS LIVESTOCK AND

NOT WILDLIFE….”.

Opinions ….

2. CITES – Convention on International Trade in

Endangered Species

OSTRICHES IN PAKISTAN ARE NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE

APPENDICES OF CITES

Appendices

I II III

Common name: Ostrich

Scientific name: Struthio

camelus

Distribution: Australia, Africa

CITES listing: Appendix I

(only populations of Algeria,

Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the

Central African Republic,

Chad, Mali, Mauritania,

Morocco, the Niger, Nigeria,

Senegal and the Sudan)

Nil Nil

Opinions ….

3. Animal Husbandry Commissioner-Ministry of Livestock & Dairy Development Government of Pakistan

“……Ministry of Livestock & Dairy

Development is of the considered view that

Ostrich farming for meat purpose may be

treated as an alternate and equivalent to

poultry farming on the basis of the fact that

Ostrich has become domesticated and its

commercial farms have been established all

over the world including Pakistan. Therefore,

the Ostrich may be justifiably considered as

part of livestock and poultry…”

Opinions ….

4. Vice Chancellor UVAS, Lahore“….there are number of people who are

involved in organized ostrich farming in

Pakistan. Declaring this avian species as

domesticated livestock ( which traditionally

includes avian species) will exempt the

importer and farmers from various levies

imposed by wildlife department. Therefore, it is

suggested that department of L &DD may

adopt appropriate, measures for classifying

ostrich as domesticated livestock .”

Required Immediate Action for

the Nation

OSTRICH FARMING INDUSTRY

NEEDS TO BE

TREATED AT PAR

WITH LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INDUSTRY

TO BE

ENCOURAGED IN PAKISTAN

Summary

• Ostrich Introduction

• Ostrich Characteristics

• Other Characteristics

• Ostrich Meat

• Global Farming

• Export Potential -Meat Consumption Gap

• Ostrich Farming in Pakistan

• Economic benefits of Ostrich farming in

Pakistan

• Meat consumption Gap in Pakistan

• Problems of Ostrich Industry in Pakistan

• Opinions- WWF, CITES, L & DD, VC- UVAS

• Required Immediate Action for the Nation