Eurasian Center for Food Security Food Security in Eurasia 2018 Case studies Food Security in Eurasia 2018 Case studies Eurasian Center for Food Security ISBN 978-5-6040425-9-5 The content, fi ndings, interpretations, and conclusions of this publication are the sole responsibility of the case study authors and can in no way be taken to refl ect the views of the Eurasian Center for Food Security. “Food Security in Eurasia 2018: Case studies” is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Scientifi c editors: Sergei A. Shoba, Corresponding member of the RAS, Professor, Lomonosov Moscow State University Jonathan Wadsworth, PhD, Lead Agriculture Specialist, The World Bank Pavel P. Sorokin, PhD, Professor, Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy Technical editors: Marina Nezhlukto Hope Steele Yulia Mitusova © 2018 Eurasian Center for Food Security, Moscow, Russia. 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Contents Contents Foreword ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 Ensuring Sustainable Development of the Agri-Food Sector in the Russian Far North: The Case of Yakutia (Alexey Naumov, Daria Sidorova) ............................................................................................................ 7 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................................................9 Background ..............................................................................................................................................................................9 Policy Issues .............................................................................................................................................................................12 Stakeholder Groups................................................................................................................................................................16 Policy Options .........................................................................................................................................................................18 Assignment ..............................................................................................................................................................................24 Policy Recommendations .....................................................................................................................................................24 References ..............................................................................................................................................................................25 Additional Readings ...............................................................................................................................................................26 Annex 1 ....................................................................................................................................................................................28 Annex 2 ...................................................................................................................................................................................30 Annex 3 ...................................................................................................................................................................................31 Annex 4 ...................................................................................................................................................................................33 Strengthening the Wild Harvest Value Chain in Armenia to Reduce Poverty in Rural Areas (Yulia Mitusova, Sergey Meloyan) ........................................................................................................... 35 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................................37 Background ............................................................................................................................................................................37 Policy Issues .............................................................................................................................................................................41 Stakeholder Groups................................................................................................................................................................43 Policy Options .........................................................................................................................................................................45 Assignment ..............................................................................................................................................................................49 Policy Recommendations .....................................................................................................................................................50 References ..............................................................................................................................................................................50 Abbreviations ..........................................................................................................................................................................52 Promoting Relationships between Local Agricultural Producers and the National School Meals Programme in the Kyrgyz Republic (Anatoly Maksimov, Yulia Kalinichenko) ................................................................................................ 53 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................................55 Background ............................................................................................................................................................................55 Policy Issues .............................................................................................................................................................................59 Stakeholder Groups ...............................................................................................................................................................61 Policy Options .........................................................................................................................................................................62 Assignment ..............................................................................................................................................................................65 Policy Recommendations .....................................................................................................................................................65 References ..............................................................................................................................................................................66 Recommended Literature .....................................................................................................................................................67 Laws and Resolutions of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic ....................................................................................67 Abbreviations ..........................................................................................................................................................................68 Improving Fruit and Vegetable Value Chains in Uzbekistan (Darya Ilina, Muzafar Karimov) ................................................................................................................ 69 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................................71 Background ............................................................................................................................................................................71 Policy Issues ............................................................................................................................................................................75 © 2018 Eurasian Center for Food Security, Moscow, Russia. 3 Food Security in Eurasia 2018 Stakeholder Groups................................................................................................................................................................78 Policy Options .........................................................................................................................................................................80 Assignment ..............................................................................................................................................................................83 Policy Recommendations .....................................................................................................................................................83