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Food Equipment & Technology Industry Essentially, the food industry involves the commercial movement of food from field to fork. The modern food industry is the result of technological and cultural changes that have occurred over the last 150 years. Traditionally, over thousands of years, food production was centered on two activities:

Labor-intensive agricultural activities, the farming of grain, produce and livestock
Personal food preparation, where individuals and families acquire raw and minimally processed ingredients, and prepare them for their own consumption

A significant percentage of the population was directly involved in farming, and in the process, many people actually fed themselves, from field to table. By contrast, the modern food industry relies far more on technology, particularly on mechanization and biochemistry, than on human and animal labor. In this way, food is raised, manipulated, preserved and moved around, resulting in a food industry that is to a great degree global in nature, with food and related resources travelling great distances.

This modern food system relies heavily on technology, transportation, management and logistics for physical fulfillment, and on marketing and government regulation for maintaining an efficient consumer market. An incredibly wide range of businesses and individuals are employed by and profit from all aspects of this huge and complex system. A tremendous amount of governmental regulation and administration is also involved in this continual flow of materials, food products, and related information.

Agriculture Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by the cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). The practice of agriculture is also known as "farming", while scientists, inventors and others devoted to improving farming methods and implements are also said to be engaged in agriculture. More people in the world are involved in agriculture as their primary economic activity than in any other, yet it only accounts for four percent of the world's GDP.

Agriculture in Pakistan Pakistan has a rich and vast natural resource base, covering various ecological and climatic zones; hence the country has great potential for producing all types of food commodities. Agriculture has an important direct and indirect role in generating economic growth. The importance of agriculture to the economy is seen in three ways: first, it provides food to consumers and fibers for domestic industry; second, it is a source of scarce foreign exchange earnings; and third, it provides a market for industrial goods.

The Agriculture sector continues to play a central role in Pakistan's economy. It is the second largest sector, accounting for over 21 percent of GDP, and remains by far the largest employer, absorbing 45 percent of the country's total labor force. Nearly 62 percent of the country's population resides in rural areas, and is directly or indirectly linked with agriculture for their livelihood.

Year	Agriculture	Major Crops	Minor Crops	Livestock	Fishery	Forestry
2004-05	6.5	17.7	1.5	2.3	0.6	-32.4
2005-06	6.3	-3.9	0.4	15.8	20.8	-1.1
2006-07	4.1	7.7	-1.0	2.8	15.4	-5.1
2007-08	1.0	-6.4	10.9	4.2	9.0	-13.1
2008-09	4.0	7.8	-1.2	3.1	2.3	-3.0
2009-10	0.6	-2.4	-7.8	4.3	1.4	2.2
P:Provisional				Source: Federal Bureau of Statistics

The performance of Livestock - the single largest contributor to overall agriculture (53.2 percent) however, grew by 4.1 percent in 2009-10 as against 3.5 percent last year. Fishery sector has expanded by 1.4 percent, against its previous year's growth of 2.3 percent. Forestry, which has experienced negative growth for the last six years, showed positive growth of 2.2 percent this year.

Fruit, Vegetables and Condiments in Pakistan
Pakistan's diverse climatic condition provides an opportunity of growing fruit, vegetables and condiments including spices in all seasons around the year in all provinces. Fruits and vegetables play a significant role in Pakistan's agriculture. During 2002-03 to 2006-07, the area under fruits, vegetables and condiments increased by 27.8, 9.3 and 8.9% respectively while production for the said items increased by 4.7, 8.9 and 22.3%. During 2006-07, the area under fruits was 0.83 million hectares and 0.44 million hectares for vegetables and condiments. Fruits and vegetables including juices have a contributory share in exports. During 2002-03 to 2006-07, the volume of exports rose from 6696.0 to 11292.3 million rupees showing an increase of 68.6%. This export was made to Asian, European and African countries. A number of new countries have been increasing with the passage of time for export of fruit and vegetables.

Investment opportunities in Agriculture

Investment opportunities in Livestock

Investment opportunities in Fisheries