Agricultural advisory services in Tajikistan: Private sector role
Agricultural advisory services (AAS) may play a crucial role in supporting Tajikistan’s food security and rural development by helping farmers to increase productivity, adopt new technologies, and access to the markets. Despite their significance, AAS remain underdeveloped with limited coverage and...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2025
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| author | Aliev, Jovidon Khakimov, Parviz Ashurov, Timur Goibov, Manuchehr |
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| description | Agricultural advisory services (AAS) may play a crucial role in supporting Tajikistan’s food security and rural development by helping farmers to increase productivity, adopt new technologies, and access to the markets. Despite their significance, AAS remain underdeveloped with limited coverage and accessibility. Strengthening AAS through government support, private sector engagement, and in partnership with NGOs can address the challenges and contribute to sustainable growth of the sector.
Key challenges and developments
• Limited coverage and accessibility: In 2021, around 5 percent of Tajikistan’s farms and 14 percent of arable land benefited from professional AAS, while over 90 percent of farmers need these services.
• Resource constraints: Financial needs and limited number of AAS providers are the main constraints to scaling-up the services to meet nationwide farmers' needs.
• Positive impacts of current initiatives: Despite limited resources, Sarob and Neksigol Mushovir private and non-profit cooperatives through providing AAS to the farmers contributes on yield increases across the country, at the same time reduce an irrigation water use.
• Digital innovation: Neksigol Mushovir’s AgroSpace platform, with mobile applications, e-library resources, and online consultations, has significantly improved access to agricultural knowledge.
• Climate-smart agriculture: Sarob’s initiatives in climate-smart practices, such as zero tillage and water-saving technologies, have reduced inputs use and an increased crops yield.
Recommended actions
• Expand institutional support: Public support to scaling up of the AAS is crucial.
• Enhance public-private partnerships: Encourage collaboration between public institutions, private sector, and NGOs to pool resources and knowledge is vital to expanding AAS to the farmers.
• Enhance digital solutions for AAS: Invest in digital platforms to provide accessible, low-cost advisory services, real-time market information, and climate adaptation tools to the farmers.
• Focus on climate resilience: Scale up climate-smart agricultural practices and provide training in water management, pest control, and sustainable farming techniques to enhance productivity under changing climate conditions. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1686612025-11-06T04:24:03Z Agricultural advisory services in Tajikistan: Private sector role Aliev, Jovidon Khakimov, Parviz Ashurov, Timur Goibov, Manuchehr agriculture advisory services food security rural development digital innovation climate-smart agriculture private sector Agricultural advisory services (AAS) may play a crucial role in supporting Tajikistan’s food security and rural development by helping farmers to increase productivity, adopt new technologies, and access to the markets. Despite their significance, AAS remain underdeveloped with limited coverage and accessibility. Strengthening AAS through government support, private sector engagement, and in partnership with NGOs can address the challenges and contribute to sustainable growth of the sector. Key challenges and developments • Limited coverage and accessibility: In 2021, around 5 percent of Tajikistan’s farms and 14 percent of arable land benefited from professional AAS, while over 90 percent of farmers need these services. • Resource constraints: Financial needs and limited number of AAS providers are the main constraints to scaling-up the services to meet nationwide farmers' needs. • Positive impacts of current initiatives: Despite limited resources, Sarob and Neksigol Mushovir private and non-profit cooperatives through providing AAS to the farmers contributes on yield increases across the country, at the same time reduce an irrigation water use. • Digital innovation: Neksigol Mushovir’s AgroSpace platform, with mobile applications, e-library resources, and online consultations, has significantly improved access to agricultural knowledge. • Climate-smart agriculture: Sarob’s initiatives in climate-smart practices, such as zero tillage and water-saving technologies, have reduced inputs use and an increased crops yield. Recommended actions • Expand institutional support: Public support to scaling up of the AAS is crucial. • Enhance public-private partnerships: Encourage collaboration between public institutions, private sector, and NGOs to pool resources and knowledge is vital to expanding AAS to the farmers. • Enhance digital solutions for AAS: Invest in digital platforms to provide accessible, low-cost advisory services, real-time market information, and climate adaptation tools to the farmers. • Focus on climate resilience: Scale up climate-smart agricultural practices and provide training in water management, pest control, and sustainable farming techniques to enhance productivity under changing climate conditions. 2025-01-07 2025-01-07T22:07:55Z 2025-01-07T22:07:55Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168661 en tg Open Access application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Aliev, Jovidon; Khakimov, Parviz; Ashurov, Timur; and Goibov, Manuchehr. 2025. Agricultural advisory services in Tajikistan: Private sector role. Central Asia Policy Brief 21. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168661 |
| spellingShingle | agriculture advisory services food security rural development digital innovation climate-smart agriculture private sector Aliev, Jovidon Khakimov, Parviz Ashurov, Timur Goibov, Manuchehr Agricultural advisory services in Tajikistan: Private sector role |
| title | Agricultural advisory services in Tajikistan: Private sector role |
| title_full | Agricultural advisory services in Tajikistan: Private sector role |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural advisory services in Tajikistan: Private sector role |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural advisory services in Tajikistan: Private sector role |
| title_short | Agricultural advisory services in Tajikistan: Private sector role |
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| topic | agriculture advisory services food security rural development digital innovation climate-smart agriculture private sector |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168661 |
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