Kyrgyz Republic : Developing Agri-Food Value Chains

The prevalence of small farmers and small-scale agri-food processors creates unique challenges for agri-food value-chain development in Kyrgyzstan. That is, the Kyrgyz farm structure itself, with its dominance of small farmers, is one of the main c...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	VALUE CHAIN FOOD PROCESSING AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ACCESS TO MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY SMALL FARMER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/119091538146091808/Kyrgyz-Republic-Developing-Agri-Food-Value-Chains http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30567

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spelling	okr-10986-305672021-05-25T09:19:04Z Kyrgyz Republic : Developing Agri-Food Value Chains World Bank VALUE CHAIN FOOD PROCESSING AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ACCESS TO MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY SMALL FARMER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES The prevalence of small farmers and small-scale agri-food processors creates unique challenges for agri-food value-chain development in Kyrgyzstan. That is, the Kyrgyz farm structure itself, with its dominance of small farmers, is one of the main constraints for the effective functioning of modern value chains, preventing them from delivering high incomes and improved livelihoods for smallholders. But this structure also provides one of the main opportunities for developing the value chain. Small-scale agri-food processors are rarely successful in establishing sustainable partnerships with small farmers unless there are strong market signals that facilitate these partnerships. Such strong market signals for Kyrgyz agri-food producers/processors are found in niche and premium markets of products that require specialized and labor-intensive agricultural production. Therefore, when market failures are addressed by public policy interventions, small farmers and small-scale agri-food processors have improved access to markets, more opportunities to capture value, and more opportunities to improve their livelihoods. 2018-10-16T14:49:35Z 2018-10-16T14:49:35Z 2018-09-01 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/119091538146091808/Kyrgyz-Republic-Developing-Agri-Food-Value-Chains http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30567 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Kyrgyz Republic
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description	The prevalence of small farmers and small-scale agri-food processors creates unique challenges for agri-food value-chain development in Kyrgyzstan. That is, the Kyrgyz farm structure itself, with its dominance of small farmers, is one of the main constraints for the effective functioning of modern value chains, preventing them from delivering high incomes and improved livelihoods for smallholders. But this structure also provides one of the main opportunities for developing the value chain. Small-scale agri-food processors are rarely successful in establishing sustainable partnerships with small farmers unless there are strong market signals that facilitate these partnerships. Such strong market signals for Kyrgyz agri-food producers/processors are found in niche and premium markets of products that require specialized and labor-intensive agricultural production. Therefore, when market failures are addressed by public policy interventions, small farmers and small-scale agri-food processors have improved access to markets, more opportunities to capture value, and more opportunities to improve their livelihoods.
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title	Kyrgyz Republic : Developing Agri-Food Value Chains
title_short	Kyrgyz Republic : Developing Agri-Food Value Chains
title_full	Kyrgyz Republic : Developing Agri-Food Value Chains
title_fullStr	Kyrgyz Republic : Developing Agri-Food Value Chains
title_full_unstemmed	Kyrgyz Republic : Developing Agri-Food Value Chains
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
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Kyrgyz Republic : Developing Agri-Food Value Chains

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