Value Chains research report Tajikistan final - Microfinance Centre

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• Blue lines show the flow of fresh apricots. This take place from May to July. This segment is strictly seasonal. Products are exported from May to June. • Goods flows shown in black lines are the most independent and developed. They signify a complete cycle, from farmer to export. However, this segment is developing through processing dried fruit in Tajikistan. These flows are shown in green. Opportunities for Value Chain Financing Current situation analysis in the apricot market shows, that apricot are sold fresh, dried or in the form of juice. To develop the VCF for apricot production sector, we need to consider the internal growth factors as well as the bottlenecks that hamper faster development. 1. Financing the production of apricots in line with the market requirements. • There is an urgent need to expand the orchards of those specific varieties that are best suited for drying. • Preferential loans for creating new orchards and orchards rehabilitation; • Short-term harvest labor loans • Promotion of working capital loans for with interested dealers, financial institutions and buyers • Micro-leasing and seasonal loans (pay as you harvest) to investment in irrigation systems • Loan guarantees / direct financial support to farmers/ farm enterprises 2. Financing the post-harvest treatment and storage • Introduction of modern technology, include aseptic packaging for producing apricot juice concentrates is needed; • Purchase the processing equipment for dry apricot • Construction the cool warehousing the export of fresh apricot • Financing establishment transportation facilities to prevent loses and stabilize prices • Building or renovating storage facilities for dry apricot, • Building up working capital for export activities, • Investing in drying equipment and technology 3. Financing trading and export • Financing working capital for export fresh and dry fruits. • Financing fresh apricot export activity. Tajikistan has market Opportunity: Early season fresh apricots with competitive advantage on export markets when international prices are high. 28
• Strengthen buyer (exporter/processor) relationship with farms to help facilitate flow of market information and possibly technical assistance and working capital financing. Transferring Knowledge and know-how • Technical assistance for farmers on proper picking, sorting, pitting and drying to reduce PHH losses • Training for farmers on efficient use of chemicals and fertilizers for successful fight against pests and diseases is needed. • Conduct trainings on advanced technology of orchard cultivation and use of small mechanization. • Technical assistance on input use and application to prevent fungus and pest damage, plant protection • Much attention needs to be paid to the issue of crop loss due to inefficient harvesting techniques, sorting, calibration, loss in storage and transportation; • Provide training to use more progressive approach for apricot drying, including solar dry kiln systems, tunnel drying, as well as other methods of accelerating the drying process that will make the product appearance clean and attractive. 5.2. Onion value chain analyses Onion production. Onions are becoming a major crop in some parts of the country. A number of districts specialize in growing onions based on their geographical and climatic conditions. In Sughd Region this includes Istarafshan, Bobojon Gafurov, Spitamen, Jabbor Rasulov and Zafarabad districts. In Khatlon Region onion production occurs in Kumsangir, Kabodien, Shartuz, Bohtar and Pyanj and in the districts surrounding Dushanbe onion production occurs in Tursunzade, Shahrinau and Rudaki. The following varieties of onions are grown in Tajikistan: • Spanish onions are sown in December and harvested in late August – September. This variety of onion is used for storage in winter. The average yield is between 40-50 tons. The Spanish variety is mostly exported to Russia. Its advantages include firm bulbs suitable for transportation and market appearance. • Dusti variety has higher yield – around 65 tons per hectare, but the major limitation is that the bulbs are soft and not transportable. • Karotol (black willow) variety yields 70 tons per hectare with red or purple bulbs. • White – is local variety yields 35-40 tons per hectare. 29
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Page 3 and 4: List of abbreviation AMFOT - Associ
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Lemon pricing is highly seasonal. T
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facilities, in bulk, without crates
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Scheme 7. Lemon Value Chain Markets
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Producers. Grapes are a popular agr
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Scheme 8. Value chain for grape. Ma
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Table 42. Export fresh Grape from T
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2010 total of 1.9 million head. The
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highly contagious diseases in cattl
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Large butchers control the price of
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understanding of the processes. Cur
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variables Up to 1 somoni from a kg
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There are no cattle recording syste
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• Poor using the concentrate feed
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honey are blue cornflower, blueweed
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• Attacks by common bee eater (bi
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Table 52. Seasonality in beekeepers
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Wire and comb foundation are source
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Diagram 6. Places where honey and s
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Traders. Honey marketing agents: Th
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• Facilitating the establishment
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targets group in each value chain.
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Rushdi Dekhot, PO, Khasan Temirov A
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MMC/ATAS, agricultural training and
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