REGIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE

AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AND FOOD SECURITY IN CENTRAL ASIA

Licorice value chains in Uzbekistan and opportunities for developing export marketsUntapped opportunities for linking liquorice smallholders in Uzbekistan with markets

Presentation by Botir Dosov

Licorice in Uzbekistan Favourable soil and climate conditions Licorice root resources make up 12.4 thousand ton High potential for multiple use of Licorice Demand: medicine, food and chemical etc.. Export: China, Germany, India, Russia, Thailand, Turkey,

Pakistan Economic expediency for agriculture Existence of regulatory framework Evolving Licorice production system in agriculture

Some example of potential use

leaves seeds

roots

fodder cropshalophyte

med

icine

nutri

tion

supp

lemen

ts

sweetener

paintstobac

coantioxidant

agricu

lture

beve

rage

spharmaceutics

chemicals

beekeeping

food

industry

metallurgyoil and ga

sfertilizers

phreatophyte

stems

livestock nutrition

cosmetics

ecol

ogy

Licorice value chain:cultivated Licorice

Agricultural Production

Storage (drying)Harvesting Primary

processingWholesale

Export markets

Seller Buyer

Licorice rootsExtract and /or powder

Medicine

Local markets

PharmacistsFarmers

seasonal workers

Secondary processing

Processors

commercial enterprises

Licorice value chain: wild Licorice

Storage and dryingHarvesting Primary

processingWholesale Export

Licorice roots

Extract and /or powder Medicine

Retail / local markets

HHs, Farmers

seasonal workers

enterprises having license

Secondary processing

Roots, extract, powder, medicine

Licorice roots: dried, sorted, packed

processors

pharmacists

Market leverages of Liquorice of• harvester• purveyor• processor

•

between • producers • harvesters• purveyors• processors• pharmacists• consumers

bypurveyors •

processors •pharmacists •

food industry • industry •

foreign companies •

byprofessional farms •

producers •

private family (dekhkan) farms •

Liquorice and liquorice products

market

Price

Demand

Supply

Competition

Value added to Licorice products:

Markets Local market Export / Foreign marketsValue chain Production,

harvesting Feedstock Primary processing

Secondary Processing Exporting

Products, value added

Cultiviated Licorice roots,

untreated

Roots: dried,

sorted, packed

Extract, powder

producedMedicine produced

dried roots

extract and

powdermedi-cine

Expenditures, ‘000 soum per ton

495 1 945 3 501 23 000 2 045 4 201 25 300

Incomes, ‘000 soum per ton

650 2 100 4 200 25 000 2 200 5 460 30 000

Profit, ‘000 soum per ton 155 155 699 2000 155 1 259 4 700Cost-effectiveness 31,3% 8,0% 20,0% 8,7% 7,6% 30,0% 18,6%

Role of main players in Licorice VC:

Policy, Planning, Gover-nance

Conser-vation,

Science, Technolo-

gy Extension

Produc-tion

Cultiva-tion

Primary processing Secondary processing

feed-stock Selling

New medi-cine

produc-tion of

medicineSelling

Cabinet of Min-s Local Government Nature protection committee

Forestry directorate Academy of Science State bio control QC committee Sanitary-and-epidemiologic Insp

RI / NARS SPC Shifobaksh Uzfarmindustry Universities Commercial organization

Dekhkan farms Farms Forestry enterprises

Licorice value chain actors:

Production: roots, seeds, stems, leaves

Academy of Science

HHs, farmerstemporary

workers

commercial organization

NARS

Research Institutes

Ministry of H

Education

Universities

Ministry of Agriculture

Forestry Directorate

Forestry enterprises

Ministry of Health

Pharma- companies

Group of companies

“Uzfarmsanoat”

Companies customers and producers of

Licorice based products

State Committee for Nature Protection

State Biological Control

Inspectorate SPC Shifobakhsh

Processing (primary): extracts and powder

Chemical industry

companies

Processing (secondary): medicine, chemicals , etc.

Directorate for Quality control of medicine and

equipment

input/ resource suppliers

HHs, farmers, pastoralists, livestock keepers

processing companies, pharmacists,

confectioners, hospitals, drug stores, chemical

foreign companies

private sector – food, chemical, health, agriculture sectors

Licorice System as Innovation System:

Production: roots, seeds, stems, leaves

Academy of Science

6. HHs

commercial organization

NARSMinistry

of H Education

Universities

Ministry of Agriculture

2. Research

Forestry enterprises

Ministry of Health

Pharma- companies

Group of companies

“Uzfarmsanoat”

Companies customers and producers of

Licorice based products

State Committee for Nature Protection

State Biological Control

Inspectorate

Processing (primary): extracts and powder

Chemical industry

companiesProcessing (secondary):

medicine, chemicals , etc.

Directorate for Quality control

HHs, farmers, pastoralists, livestock keepers

processing companies, pharmacists,

confectioners, hospitals, drug stores, chemical

foreign companies

3. demand from private sector – food, chemical, health, agriculture sectors

Farmers

smallholders, pastoralist

Education

Extension, RAS

5. input/ resource suppliers

Institutional framework

regulatory framework4. Organizational

domain, enterprises

micro-credits

Product suppliers

1. enabling environment

Participants of Licorice VC study

Kamiljon AkramovDavronbek Dalimov

Botir DosovMarat Embergenov

Farhod JurahonovMuhammadjon Kosimov

Habibjon KushievKhasan Mamarasulov

Chory MurodovSayfullo Nigmati

Zokir RahimovOtabek ShomratovUlmas Sobirov

Mirzokhid Yuldashev

Thank you for your attention!

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beeralcohol balm

paints

ink

shoe polish/cream

foam for fire extinguisher

fodder crops

halo

phyte medicin

e

nutrition supplements

sweetener

pain

ts

tobaccoantioxidant

agriculture

beveragespharmaceutics

chem

ical

s

beekeeping

food industry

metallurgy

oil and gas

fertilizers

phre

atop

hyte

livestock nutrition

cosm

etics

ecol

ogy

households

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surrogate sweetenersmallholders