Afghan competitiveness for job creation - Agricultural value chains

The main thrust of the report deals with the competiveness situation (erosion and gains) in the five sectors under review. The study found that, with the exception of the raisins sector, the selected agricultural sectors in Afghanistan suffered from a loss of competitiveness vis-à-vis those of Pakistan and/or Iran during the 2007-12 period: where Afghanistan’s lowest price was caught up by a competitor in rice and tomato sectors, and Afghanistan completely lost price competitiveness in wheat and potato sectors. This would have direct impact on trade given Afghanistan’s highly liberal tariff regime.