Strategies for Transforming Agro-Commodity into Agro-industrial Clusters in Pakistan

Mubarik Ali
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Mubarik Ali: Planning Commission of Pakistan

The Pakistan Development Review, 2025, vol. 64, issue 1, 53-72

Abstract: The main focus of this study is to propose a plan to transform largely existing agro-commodity clusters in Pakistan having little value addition into agro-industrial clusters in which all stakeholders along the value chain are integrated to supply the quality as demanded by the market. Main triggering factors are to induce quality of agricultural products, establish markets of these, and train stakeholders. To make this transformation small-farmer inclusive, stakeholders have to be organized into groups, incentivize them to participate in small-scale agro-business projects, and link them with markets. The plan will require an investment of US$1039 million, 40% of which will come from the government, giving an IRR of 62%. Project management units (PMUs) to implement the Plan are proposed at the provincial level.

Keywords: Agro-commodity Cluster (ACC); Agro-industrial Clusters (AICs); Value Chain; Innovation; Food Quality; Farmers Entrepreneur Groups (FEGs) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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