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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

3253 ­ ­ 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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Orkhan. Balayev

Education Center of Tax Ministry of Azerbaijan Republic

   

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Kamala. Sadygova

Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Institute of Dendrology

  researcher  

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Zaur. Asadov

Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Alizamin. Guliyev

Azerbaijan Technical University, Ph.D.

   

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Ramina. Mustafayeva

Azerbaijan State Agrarian University

  Ph.D., docent  

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Elchin. Khalilov

Research Institute of Plant Protection and Technical Plants

   

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Rasul. Balayev

Azerbaijan State University of Economics, professor

  prof, dr  

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Aytekin. Huseynova

Ph.D. student of Azerbaijan Cooperation University

   

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Gulnara. Salimova

Senior Researcher of the Research Institute for Economic Reforms

   

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Nazrin. Ramazanova

Master of Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

   

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. Shahla

Baku State University

   

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Tural. Mammadzade

Ph.D. student of

   

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Firidun. Taghiyev

Head of department of Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan Republic

   

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Arzu. Huseyn

Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University

  Ph.D., docent  

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Anar. Abbasov

Azerbaijan University of Cooperation

  prof, dr  

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Farman. Karimov

Research Institute of Plant Protection and Technical Plants