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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

1939 ­ ­ 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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Chilenay. Abishova

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Izzat. Talibov

Chief consultant in Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan Republic

   

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Tural. Mammadzade

Ph.D. student of

   

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Emin. Ahmedzadeh

Doctoral student of the Agricultural Research Center

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Yegane. Abbasova

Azerbaijan State Agrarian University

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Jahani. Nusretzade

Scientific Research Institute of Fruit-growing and Tea-growing

   

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Hamza. Khalilov

Agricultural Economics Research Center, Advisor to the director

  prof, dr  

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Elchin. Salahov

Azerbaijan State Agricultural University

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Anar. Azimov

Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency, Head of the International Relations Department

   

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Расим. Алиев

Chief economist, Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Ali. Zingirov

Azerbaijan State Agrarian University

  Исполняющий обязанности доцента, доктор философии по технике  

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Boyukxanum. Abdulkarim

Baku State University

   

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Vahid. Abbasov

Head of the Department of Economics, Baku State University

  prof, dr  

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Vahid. Amrahov

Azerbaijan State Agricultural University

  Ph.D., docent  

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Bakhtiyar. Babashli

National Aviation Academy, PhD Candidate

  Ph.D.  

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Yusif. Humbatov

Azerbaijan University of Technology