Value Chains research report Tajikistan final - Microfinance Centre

Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................4
1. Purpose, Objectives, Methodology and Geography of Study. ..............................................5
2. Existing initiatives supporting the development of the agricultural value chains in the
Tajikistan. ...................................................................................................................................6
3. Definition of Value chain and Value chain financing...........................................................10
4. Current engagement of MFIs in financing VC actors..........................................................11
5. Agricultural VC in the country, in which microfinance can add value. .................................14
5.1 Apricot Value Chain.........................................................................................................16
5.1.1 Fresh Apricots...........................................................................................................19
5.1.2.Dried Apricots ...........................................................................................................21
5.1.3. Apricots Processed by Canning Factories................................................................25
5.2. Onion value chain analyses ........................................................................................29
5.3. Open field Tomato value chain analyses.....................................................................41
5.4. Value chain analyses for greenhouse tomato..............................................................50
5.5. Melons, watermelons value chain analyses.................................................................58
5.6. Potato value chain analyses........................................................................................64
5.8. Grape value chain analysis. ........................................................................................84
5.9. Beef value chain analyses...........................................................................................90
5.10. Honey value chain analyses......................................................................................104
Summary and Conclusions .....................................................................................................118
Appendix 1. List of local service providers in Tajikistan for VC players................................120
List of used literature: ..........................................................................................................124
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