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Appropriate Postharvest Handling, Processing, and Marketing of Dried Apricots in Southern Tajikistan: Baseline Assessment Trip
Objective 1 Evaluate the market and barriers to produce export-quality dried apricots
Objective 2 Assess food safety challenges and develop guidelines for good postharvest and food safety
Objective 3
Develop meaningful collaborations with in-country partners in training of local farmersObjective 4
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• Lack of price premiums is correlated with lower quality, which depends on size, color, and water content of fruit
• Lack knowledge about quality grade standards for export markets
• Water and infrastructure availability are key drivers of food safety
• Food safety protocols are not consistent across districts and farmers
• Drying protocols in the south differ from farmer to farmer and from district to district
• Drying surface is key to achieve high quality dried apricots
• Tajik Agrarian University• National Association of Business Women
of Tajikistan• Women Entrepreneurship for
Empowerment