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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

3269 ­ ­ 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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Gunel. Naghiyeva

Master of Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

   

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Gurban. Mirzayev

Azerbaijan State Agrarian University

   

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Anar. Malikov

PhD candidate, Azerbaijan Cooperation University

  Phd student  

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Nizami. Gafarov

Doctor of Science Program of Agro Researches Center

  Ph.D., docent  

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Elay. Zeynalli

Azerbaijan State Agrarian University

   

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Alamdar. Asgarov

Vegetable Research Institute

   

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Tamraz. Tamrazov

Vegetable Research Institute

   

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Yunus. Sadigov

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

  Ph.D., docent  

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Gulsum. Badirzade

Ph.D. student of the Azerbaijan Cooperation University

   

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Elchin. Salahov

Azerbaijan State Agricultural University

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Kenan. Mammadov

Associate Professor, Azerbaijan Technical University

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Tarlan. Gorchiyeva

PhD student of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Mehman. Rzayev

Azerbaijan RPA Hydrotechnics and Melioration

  doctor of agrarian sciences  

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Nneka. Osadolor

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

   

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Esmira. Latifova

Director Adviser, Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Elbrus. Akbarov

Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), senior lecturer