AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT TO AZERBAIJAN PROJECT (ASAP) Final Report June 18, 2014 – September 17, 2019 Jarchi Hagverdiyev’s team received recommendations regarding to the construction of warehouse in accordance to ISO 22000 Prepared for review by the United States Agency for International Development under USAID Contract No. AID-112-C-14-00001, Agricultural Support to Azerbaijan Project (ASAP) implemented by CNFA. Agricultural Support to Azerbaijan Project Final Report June 18, 2014 – September 17, 2019 Submitted by: CNFA USAID Contract AID-112-C-14-00001 Implemented by CNFA Submitted to: USAID/Azerbaijan Samir Hamidov, COR Originally submitted on August 5, 2019 First revision submitted on August 20, 2019 Second revision submitted on September 17, 2019 Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Acronyms .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Detailed ASAP Progress by Activity and Component .......................................................................... 12 Operations ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Budget and Expenditure Detail .......................................................................................................... 12 Legal Registration .................................................................................................................................. 12 Financial and Expenditure Summary ................................................................................................. 13 Programs ......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Hazelnut Value Chain ............................................................................................................................... 13 Activities .................................................................................................................................................. 14 Impacts ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 Lessons Learned .................................................................................................................................... 24 Project Year 5 Activities & Achievements ...................................................................................... 24 Orchard Value Chain ............................................................................................................................... 28 Activities .................................................................................................................................................. 29 Impacts ..................................................................................................................................................... 33 Lessons Learned .................................................................................................................................... 34 Project Year 5 Activities & Achievements ...................................................................................... 36 Pomegranate Value Chain ....................................................................................................................... 42 Activities .................................................................................................................................................. 44 Impacts ..................................................................................................................................................... 50 Lessons Learned .................................................................................................................................... 50 Project Year 5 Activities & Achievements ...................................................................................... 51 Vegetable Value Chain ............................................................................................................................. 56 Activities .................................................................................................................................................. 58 Impacts ..................................................................................................................................................... 61 Lessons Learned .................................................................................................................................... 62 Project Year 5 Activities & Achievements ...................................................................................... 63 Berry Value Chain ..................................................................................................................................... 66 Activities .................................................................................................................................................. 67 Technology Transfer Fund: ................................................................................................................. 68 Associations/Collaboration: ................................................................................................................ 69 Food Quality/Safety: ............................................................................................................................. 69 Study Tours: ........................................................................................................................................... 69 Impacts ..................................................................................................................................................... 71 Lessons Learned .................................................................................................................................... 73 Project Year 5 Activities & Achievements ...................................................................................... 74 Cross Cutting Activities ................................................................................................. 75 Technology Transfer Fund ...................................................................................................................... 75 Project Year 5 Activities & Achievements ...................................................................................... 75 Farmer Group Training ........................................................................................................................... 76 Facilitating Linkages (with U.S. and Other Agribusinesses) ............................................................. 77 Preventing Violent Extremism ............................................................................................................... 79 Activities .................................................................................................................................................. 79 Impacts ..................................................................................................................................................... 80 Lessons Learned ........................................................................................................................................ 80 Business Support Provider (BSP) Technical Assistance Matching Fund ........................................ 80 3 Agricultural Support to Azerbaijan Project (ASAP) Final Report Access to Finance ..................................................................................................................................... 80 Activities ................................................................................................................................................ 81 Lessons Learned ................................................................................................................................... 81 Recommendations for Follow up USAID Projects ....................................................................... 82 Food Quality and Safety .......................................................................................................................... 84 Activities ..................................................................................................................................................... 84 Impacts ................................................................................................................................................... 85 Lessons Learned ................................................................................................................................... 86 Project Year 5 Activities & Achievements .................................................................................... 87 Monitoring and Evaluation ...................................................................................................................... 87 Microenterprise Assistance & Reporting ............................................................................................