• ISO certified

• Not for profit • Not for profit

• Economic development agency

Worked in 82 clusters

• Afghanistan : Handicrafts, Carpets, dry fruits, fruits

• Brazil : Machine tools, Tourism

• Canada : Aviation, transport & green peas

• Croatia : Tie & handicrafts

• India : Engineering, Textiles, Cons. Goods, pharma, IT

• Oman : Dates

• Turkey : Dry fruits

• Brunei : Food processing

• USA : Worldstreet, Fredricksburg

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Private Sector

Public Sector

Overview of the Afghan Carpet Cluster Product Information

Traditional Afghan carpets

Carpet knots

A kilim weave

Chobis & Kazakhs

Carpet Cluster Mapping

Carpet Carpet

State government agencies (Export Promotion Institute, MoA, MoC, AISA)

State government agencies (Export Promotion Institute, MoA, MoC, AISA)

Production and design equipment

Production and design equipment

DesignDesign

DyingDying

Finishing EquipmentFinishing Equipment

MarketingMarketing

TransportationTransportation

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Carpet Production

Carpet Production

Carpet Finishing

Carpet Finishing

Afghanistan Sheep and Wool Cluster

Afghanistan Sheep and Wool Cluster

Wool processingWool processing InsuranceInsurance

Competitive

Needs improvement

UndevelopedEducational, Research, & Trade

Organizations (Balkh University, R & D centers, Chambers of Commerce, etc)

Educational, Research, & Trade Organizations (Balkh University, R & D centers, Chambers of Commerce, etc)

Financial InstitutionsFinancial Institutions

Despite historically distinct styles (as pictured below), designs have always migrated easily across the region.

Nepal: $ 120 M

Overview of the Afghan Carpet Cluster Top 5 Global Suppliers and Afghanistan

Iran: $537 M

Pakistan: $227 M

China: $137 M

Afghanistan: $90 M

Iran: $537 M

India: $162 M

CulturalCultural

HumanHuman

KnowledgeKnowledge

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Tangible Articulations

Norms

Mental Models

Qualitative, Quantitative Data

Frameworks and Concepts

Knowledge Generation

Health and Population

Education and Training

Attitudes and Motivation

Respect for Nature, Architecture, Music, Language,

Range of Acceptable Behaviors

Trust, Wealth Creation Attitudes, Long-term Thinking

Statistics, Opinions, Records

Theories, Processes, Procedures

Universities, R&D, Market Learning

Nutrition, Medical & Mental Health

Primary & Secondary, Technical

Self-responsibility, action-orientation

Representative Elements

Representative Examples

SEVEN FORMS OF CAPITAL

InstitutionalInstitutional

FinancialFinancial

ManMan--MadeMade

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Ecosystem Services

Raw Materials

Climate and Location

Transportation, Communication

Power

Water and Sewerage

Financial Systems

Private Wealth

Public Wealth

“Good, Clean Governance”

Justice System

Connective Organizations

Clean Air, Water, Protected Ecosystems

Agricultural, Mineral, Petroleum

Proximity to Markets

Roads, Ports, Telephone Systems

Electric Grids, Generation Capacity

Pipelines, Pumping Stations

Banks, Stock Markets

Bank Deposits

Bank Reserves, Taxes, Duties, Macroeconomic Stability

Transparency, No Hidden Costs, Accountability

Property Protection, Predictable Regulations

Chambers of Commerce, Unions

Source: Based on Wolfensohn framework and Cluster Pulse experience.

Recommendations

Category Recommendations for Improvement

Cultural• Cluster based initiative to build trust and a shared vision among private and public

sector actors; ie, the Cluster Pulse approach.

Human

• Exchange programs with DF&N processors from competitor countries (Iran, Turkey, etc)

• Targeted farmer training to improve quality

Knowledge• Market research on promising target markets such as India, US, and Europe.

• Online sales approach

Institutional• Collaborate with RAMP to upgrade Export Promotion training school.

• Develop institutional capacity of DF&N Association.

Financial• Engage financial institutions with specific business opportunities.

• Assist donors and NGOs to design appropriate financing mechanisms.

Manmade• Develop business plans to upgrade processing factories to serve premium markets.

• Support efforts to finance packaging plants.

Natural Endowments• Draft business plans to invest in vineyards and orchards.

• Build modern drying sheds to improve quality of shade dried raisins.

Allepey – Coir Cluster

Allepey Coir Cluster

Mango – Talala (Gujarat)

Mango – Talala (Gujarat)

Mango – Talala (Gujarat)

Implementation approach

• Deep diagnostic study

• Pain point identification

• SHG or consortia formation

• BDS intervention• BDS intervention

• Use of ICT

• Domestic & Export market linkages

• Sustainable model

Implementation principles

Minimizing market distortion

Partner with local Govt.

Scale and replicability Scale and replicability

Variety and learning

Gender mainstreaming

Public-private partnership

Institutional handover

Action @ speed of thought

In our experience, there is a close link

between entrepreneurship quality, risk taking

ability, speed of decision making, intention &

passion of implementing agency &

implementing staff and success in meeting goals.

Thank you

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jagat@globaljagat.com

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