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Value chain competitiveness in sheep farming: the role of institutional factors

Ilkin Huseynov Gafur

0009-5808-014X ilkin.huseynov@gmail.com

7 ­ ­ AZ ­ ­ 49. June 2026 ­ ­­ ­ sheep farming value chain global trends international experience agrarian policy export added value

 

https://doi.org/10.30546/19023.2026.01.048.163

UOT: 338.43:636.3

The article examines the impact of institutional factors on the competitiveness of the value chain in the sheep farming sector of Azerbaijan through the Value Chain Competitiveness (VCC) index. The index is built on six indicators - selection, traceability, field organizations, branding, processingexport, pasture management, and environmental sustainability - and the scores of four countries (Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Iran) are compared with Azerbaijan. The study found that  Azerbaijan's experience lags behind other countries analyzed mainly in the initial links of the value chain - in the areas of selection-genetic improvement and field organizations - and there is also a significant gap in pasture management. The article puts forward relevant recommendations taking into account the aforementioned factors

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Aygun. Huseynova

Baku State University

   

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Javahir. Allahverdiyeva

Azerbaijan State Agrarian University

  senior lecturer  

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Nurida. Gasimova

Ph.D. student of Azerbaijan University of Cooperation

   

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Eldar. Guliyev

Agricultural Economics Research Center

  Ph.D., docent  

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Elchin. Khalilov

Research Institute of Plant Protection and Technical Plants

   

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Aygul. Salimova

PhD student of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Yusif. Abayev

Ph.D. student of the İnstitute of Economics of ANAS

   

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Azer. Gurbanzadeh

Azerbaijan Cooperation University

  Ph.D., docent  

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Ramil. Aliyev

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Ibrahim. Jafarov

Azerbaijan State Agricultural University

  Corresponding member of ANAS, prof  

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Gamar. Ibrahimova

Special Constructor Technology Bureau of the National Aerocosmic Agency

   

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Saadat. Guliyeva

Azerbaijan Academy of Labor and Social Relations

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Fariz. Suleymanov

Ph.D. student of the Azerbaijan State Agrarian University

   

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Afet. Israyilova

Azerbaijan Cooperation University

  Phd student  

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Jalal. Safarov

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Izzat. Talibov

Chief consultant in Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan Republic