Dried fruit producers from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan visited Armenia on August 18–22 as part of a study tour organized by the International Trade Centre (ITC) under the EU-funded Ready4Trade Central Asia project, ITC reported.
Training focused on food safety, packaging, certification, and pricing strategies.
The program highlights that competitiveness in exports depends on product quality, safety standards, and packaging rather than production scale. The Armenian example shows that small enterprises can access foreign buyers when meeting certification and presentation requirements.
By adopting these practices, Central Asian producers are expected to diversify their sales channels and reduce dependence on local markets.
ITC representatives highlight that the main objective is to help small and medium-sized enterprises move beyond raw production and integrate into cross-border trade.
Source: economist.kg