Abstract
This study was undertaken to investigate various sources of "'applies of wool marketing chan.nels and malpractices eta. at various stages in wool marketing. To collect the necessary infer-inatictli. appropriate number of farmers, Nomadic '°e go" operien", commission agents, wholesalers and processors were inte-rviewed. Rate of growth of population of sheep averaged,. at 8,49 percent per annum. Annual production of wool wais estimated at 46-2 thoosand tonnes during 1981-82. Marketing margins of the middle men were quite high, The prol3t margin of the wh.olesalers was the highest.
INTRODUCTION
Live,took is an important suhsector of the agriculture sector, which, the backbone of the economy of Pakistan. Live took subeector not only provi. des proteins but also supplieq some raw meterials,wool being the roost important of these. Wool and Woolen Carpets fetched. 2293 million rupee' from exports .(7.8. percent of the total exports of Pakistan.) during 1g80.8l. (Govt- of Pakistani 981). Pakistsn. occupies 13L11 position amongst the sheep producing °ow:dries.; Uptil 1976, there were 28.46 million heads of sheep. Punjab and Baluchistan had 42 and 27% of the total population of sheep respectively; the population has been increasing at 8.49% annually, Wool production Wirbi estimated 48.2t thousand tonnes during 1981-82.
There is wide scope for the improvement in the quality of wool through efficient management, clipping, marketing, handling and storage. This study was conducted to investigate various scums of wool supplies, marketing china. elig and. malpractices etc., at various levels of marketing.
