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establish connections for exporting honey are being made. Judging by the production and export figures for 2010, only 2.5% of the total honey production was exported, which leaves a lot to be desired. Tajikistan’s honey exports are mainly to the Russia. Prospects for honey in the domestic and international markets are positive due to growing consumer awareness of its nutritional benefits as a natural food, as well as its medicinal and cosmetic value. Table 53. Export of honey from Tajikistan Years export of Total honey export from Tajikistan Quantity, tones Amount, thousand USD Direction export of 2008 48 103 Russia – 100% 2010 75 195 Russia – 100% Source: State Statistic Agency of Tajikistan However, currently the reason behind lack of external sales markets and low export potential of the product lies in the following issues: • Absence of control on excessive use of sugar feeding; • Honey is not refined and not filtered; • Bad presentation of the product (packaging, looks, certification); • The honey currently produced is multifloral, so it is impossible to make a batch with unified color, taste and other physical and chemical parameters; • Lack of a brand that would guarantee quality; • High price in the internal market, as a result of low productivity. The solution to most of these problems is to establish production terminals. The beekeepers’ work will be made much easier by opening company outlets selling natural honey, providing access to the necessary accessories and veterinary medications, disseminating knowledge and information. Function of value chain players Beekeepers. The principal actors in the honey value chain are the beekeepers. They keep domesticated bees in wooden hives or bee hives for seasonal production of honey and secondary products. Honey production was limited to a few months of the year, using mainly the pollen from mountain flowers and cotton blossoms. The extracted honey was sold in raw (unprocessed) form at 15-30 somoni per kg, primarily to the population. There is no food processing company which processed the honey, packaging and sale throughout Tajikistan, and for export. 114
Traders. Honey marketing agents: There are now a number of local entrepreneurs engaged in the purchase and trading of honey from village producers. They provide immediate payment to beekeepers for honey, arrange every aspect of honey procurement including transport, interact with beekeepers. They also ensure payment according to the quality of honey. Scheme 10. Value chain for honey and other beekeeper products. Markets Domestic retail markets Export markets Exporters Wholesaler Wholesaler/ Consolidators Wholesaler/ Consolidators Beekeepers Beekeepers Input suppliers Medicine and veterinary suppliers Suppliers of inventory, boxes Suppliers of bee-queens and bee hives Beekeeping firms, such as “Orzu” beekeeping firm located in Istaravshan. It has 20 beekeepers and 700 bee families and has been established by entrepreneurs and the manager of a group at the Association of Beekeepers in Istaravshan. This is a private company whose main goal is commercial activity; it mostly exports bee packs, imports and sells beekeeping accessories, in addition to actually collecting honey. Private entrepreneurs are also engaged in commercial activities in the area of beekeeping. Wholesalers. There are large players in the market, who historically had good connections and now work on exporting honey and bee products. One of the largest is Potrebsoyuz organization, as well as some representatives of the beekeepers’ associations. 115
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Research on agricultural value chai
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List of abbreviation AMFOT - Associ
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and watermelon, sixth VCA for potat
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Table 1. Institutions/organizations
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seminars, providing potato seed, fe
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fourth with just above 6 thousand h
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The export of dried apricots. The e
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• Retailers are people who sell t
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traditionally lower in Sughd Region
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same as inside Tajikistan, which ma
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2. Representatives of Tajikmatlubot
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5.3. Open field Tomato value chain
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Diagram 2. Tomato Semi-Wholesale Pr
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Table 21: Export of canned Tomato P
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product is import substitution prod
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Table 24: Location the greenhouse a
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Scheme 4. Value Chain for greenhous
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produce much more to substitute Uzb
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Table 27. Harvesting of Melon and W
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Diagram 4. Dynamics of Watermelon P
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