Support to Transformation and Achievement of Excellence in Pomegranate Value Chain (STEP)
Project Description
During the project, technical assistance was provided to pomegranate growers in order to increase the opportunities for agritourism in 5 pomegranate farms identified by AZTA-Azerbaijan Tourism Association, as a co-applicant of PPEAA during the project. As a result of the agro-tourism program, pomegranate tours and technical assistance, farmers and their communities were able to receive local tourists, sell fruits and other pomegranate products for higher profits, and directly promote local cuisine.Specific Objective
- Support to farmers’ capacity building;
- Improving the quality and safety of products through educating farmers on Global G.A.P. disciplines;
- Facilitation of access of urban consumers to products of local pomegranate producing communities.Expected Results
- 83 hectares of new pomegranate orchards were established in Goychay, Saatli, Sabirabad and Kurdamir rayons.
- Farms in 388 hectares of land successfully used biological pest control methods, thus reducing the amount of usage of chemical methods.
- Alternative sources of income was created for 5 smallholders from agritourism, who were able to provide agrotourism services for 65 local tourist families in Goychay and Kurdamir rayons;
- Organized the pomegranate mini-juice processing facility with the minimum production capacity of 500 bottles of pasteurised juice per day.
- Obtained the official permission paper for the legal operarion of the mini-juice facility from the Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency (AFSA).
- Linked 312 farmers to State Agrarian Developent Centers (DAIM) to register their land through the Electronic Agriculture Information System (EKTIS) and obtan the farmer card for agricultural subsidy. Project map
Photo gallery
Trainin session for women entrepreneurs in Ujar
Videos
Agrotourism Promotional Video 2
Agrotourism Promotional Video 1
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