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Global Market Linkages in Kyrgyz Organic Dried Plums Frederik Oberthr Programme Manager GIZ Sustainable Economic Development Programme Page 1 GIZ Sustainable Economic Development Programme Duration: November 2014 to June 2020 Funding: BMZ

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Global Market Linkages in Kyrgyz Organic Dried Plums

Frederik Oberthür

Programme Manager GIZ Sustainable Economic Development Programme

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Duration: November 2014 to June 2020 Funding: BMZ and SDC, 14,6 mio Euro Objective: Job creation and income increase under consideration of Green Economy aspects 4 components:

Reform policy (Green Economy; Export Promotion)
Food Safety
Access to Finance (financial literacy)
Value Chain Development (beef, agrotourism, early vegetables, organic dried plums)

GIZ Sustainable Economic Development Programme

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Setting up international linkages

Market first!

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Organic Dried Plum Value Chain

Primary production, sorting Pitting Finishing, packing, exporting Input/Service provision Drying

Agric. Service

Providers Supporting drying business Mobilizing organic farmer groups Internal Organic Control System, institution building Linking VC players among each other Business model development Revolving funds Introducing pitting technologies Linking to buyers / market 15 brigades, 33 mbrs, served 310 farmers, 70 ha / 34,600 trees 60 jamoats, 1103 farmers 316,5 ha 2 semi-industrial, 2 improved local driers 350 t fresh org. plums 120 ha organic orchards SunPlanet hiring FOG facilities; triggering private Investments of 500,000 Euro 100 t dried pitted plums Revolving funds for VC development

interventions Results Value Added

Price w/o Project Farmgate fresh Dried plums Pitted plums

Incr. orchard

maint.

Int. control

share Incr. Harvesting

Incr. sorting

Group mgmt

f buyer
Incr. farm

profit Drying Weight loss Weight loss Pitting Weight loss Group mgmt

Int. control

buyer share Transport to Europe Steaming / packing Depre ciation Packing material

2018 Costs and Prices in Euro per kg

Interest Exporter profit Price cif Europe 0,03 0,03 0,01 0,02 0,09 0,44 0,01 0,19 0,88 1,51 0,01 0,36 0,23 0,09 2,10 0,22 0,06 0,14 0,36 0,79 0,49 0,75 5,00 0,28

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Organising the farmers

Information meeting Creation of BGB‘s (farmer groups)

Total: 1103 farmers 60 groups

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Setting up advisory services

TES Brigadier Farmers

Payment Training Payment Services

Practice… Theory…

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Certifying the farmers

Internal Control System Certification Traceability

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Organising processing

Semi-industrial drying Industrial drying Local drying

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Production and processing

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Challenges of Achieving Quality and Volume

Farming practices (pruning, plant protection) –

size and overall quality

Climate (only specific areas are suitable) – size

and volume

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Challenges of Marketing

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Ways Forward

Organise farmers into larger co-operative (first steps

towards an agro-industrial cluster for dried fruits?)

Have farmers/co-operative be owner of organic

certificate(s)

Storage and processing…?
Diversifying marketing outlets

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Time (and resources) needed to set up the linkages – how can it be

done besides through project support?

Risk management for investors – how can risk be minimised?
How can the representation of Kyrgyz producers in international trade

institutions be improved?

Key Reflections

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