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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

1615 ­ ­ 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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Nneka. Osadolor

Department of Economics, University of Benin, Nigeria Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

   

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Rasul. Balayev

Azerbaijan State University of Economics, professor

  prof, dr  

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Akif. Valiyev

Agricultural Economics Research Center

  Doctor of Economics  

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Sadi. Ismayilov

Assistant director of Beylagan RASIC

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Faig. Huseynov

Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

   

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Vusala. Nagiyeva

Azerbaijan Cooperation University

  Ph.D., docent  

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Rashad. Huseynov

Agricultural Research Center, director

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Vusala. Babayeva

Doctor of Science Program of Agricultural Economics Research Center

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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. Hikmat

Ph.D. in agrarian sciences, docent H.N. Nasibov

   

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Rena. Musayeva

Department of “Economic Regulation” of Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

   

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Abbas. Safarov

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Yunus. Sadigov

Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Lead Researcher

  Ph.D., docent  

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Huseynaga. Asadov

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

  Ph.D., ass, pr  

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Umkhanim. Agakishiyeva

Teacher of Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction

   

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Elbrus. Akbarov

Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), senior lecturer

   

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Rashad. Ahmadov

Education Center of Tax Ministry of Azerbaijan Republic