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Assessment of Regional Agri Logistics Centers in Uzbekistan FINAL
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The WFLO team highly recommends ongoing efforts are made to validate the feasibility of the ALC project, though the tender has already been released. Uzbekistan is currently enjoying a high demand for horticulture products from their neighbors in Kazakhstan and Russia. Demand for horticultural products from China has been rising, though China is urging its supply partners to increase quality to international standards. This growing Chinese demand is nearly limitless in its possibility, provided Uzbekistan can normalize exports to international standards. 2.1 QUANTITATIVE DEMAND ASSESSMENT: A PROPOSED METHODOLOGY The following methodology is recommended by the WFLO team for assessing demand for the ALC services in the locations identified: • Utilizing the OECD’s “Framework For The Unrecorded Economic Activities In Transition Economies” http://www.oecd.org/sdd/na/2463883.pdf, assemble, analyze, and inform on the demand of horticulture products of Uzbekistan, following the general approach as follows: • Assemble data sets to review the impact of the informal markets on the total VAT collected by the GoU. Data analysis may take on the following approach: o Capture the total domestic horticulture production in metric tons (MT). o Assess the post-harvest loss and “shrink” rate and adjust available quantity accordingly. o Assemble data on Value Added Tax (VAT) and the MT sold data on all horticulture products, including products destined for domestic consumption and export. o Compare the quantities on which VAT was collected with the adjusted production level to determine the difference in unrealized VAT resulting from the informal market. • Assess the market, production, logistics, sales, and distribution data for each ALC region independently, in order to measure volume produced and demanded for each region, so that the design and inventory of infrastructure is effective in meeting the specific needs of the region. There is a focus on VAT in the proposed methodology because the current taxing scheme incentivizes farmers to sell directly into the informal open-air markets’ economy, which is unregulated. If the tax schemes change and these become regulated, then it allows the formal market to compete on a level playing field. It is likely and expected that data analysis will show each ALC will have significant, volume, throughput, thresholds, and design differences from the other. For example, the Tashkent facility may be more focused on domestic distribution into Tashkent, whereas Andijan may be more aligned with a “Direct to Export” (export distribution) model. If this data is made available, WFLO can assist in the analysis. Download 1.01 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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