Dried apricot postharvest in Tajikistan

Description

Speaking in this video is Amanda Deering and Ariana Torres, both of Purdue University. This 90-second video shares about their trip to Tajikistan to evaluate the value chain of apricots. In 2017, they went on a fact-finding mission, where they visited apricot farms. In this video, they share reflections from that trip.

Ariana Torres of Purdue University leads a project team that is analyzing market opportunities and major barriers for dried apricots produced in the Khatlon Province of southern Tajikistan.

This video debuted at the 2018 Horticulture Innovation Lab annual meeting in Kigali, Rwanda. 

Value Chain

Postharvest practices

Crop

Apricot

Countries

Tajikistan