Agricultural Innovation and Rural Diversification

Shailaja FennellResearch Director, Cambridge

Central Asia Forum

Value Chain Analysis

Agricultural Value Chain and Possibilities for Processing and Storage

The evolving logic of agricultural diversification

Bolwig et.al. 2008: 38

Opportunities in Agribusiness

• Exports of (organic) high value fruits and vegetables

• Generation of renewable (on and off grid) energy

Share of Ecological Regions in Total Land Area

Gross Value Added

Employment by Sector

Azerbaijan Energy Targets

Azerbaijan‘s 2020 Targets:

•20% share of renewable energy in electricity (10 % in 2011: 9.8% hydropower, 0.2% other RE)•9,7% share of renewable energy in all energy consumption (2.3% in 2011)

Cambridge Innovation Ecosystem

• Science based research-measurement and testing, grading and accreditation

• Social science-household surveys for valuation of natural resources, agricultural inputs, community focus groups for an embedded understanding of risks and bottlenecks