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This document discusses the work of an ISO certified not-for-profit economic development agency that has worked in 82 industry clusters across 10 countries. It focuses on providing an overview of the Afghan carpet cluster, including traditional carpet styles, the carpet cluster mapping, and top global suppliers. It also provides recommendations to improve various types of capital within the carpet cluster.
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- 2. • ISO certified •Not for profit• Not for profit • Economic development agency
- 3. Worked in 82clusters • 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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- 5. Overview of theAfghan Carpet Cluster Product Information Traditional Afghan carpets Carpet knots A kilim weave Chobis & Kazakhs
- 6. Carpet Cluster Mapping CarpetCarpet 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 6 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 Undeveloped Educational, 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
- 7. Despite historically distinctstyles (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
- 10. CulturalCultural HumanHuman KnowledgeKnowledge Social 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 NaturalNatural EndowmentsEndowments NaturalNatural EndowmentsEndowments SocialPhysical 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.
- 11. Recommendations Category Recommendations forImprovement 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.
- 13. Allepey – CoirCluster Allepey Coir Cluster
- 14. Mango – Talala(Gujarat)
- 15. Mango – Talala(Gujarat)
- 16. Mango – Talala(Gujarat)
- 21. Implementation approach • Deepdiagnostic study • Pain point identification • SHG or consortia formation • BDS intervention• BDS intervention • Use of ICT • Domestic & Export market linkages • Sustainable model
- 22. Implementation principles Minimizing marketdistortion Partner with local Govt. Scale and replicabilityScale and replicability Variety and learning Gender mainstreaming Public-private partnership Institutional handover
- 23. Action @ speedof 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.
- 24. Thank you www.clusterpulse.org jagat@globaljagat.com Development isour goalDevelopment is our goal & sustaining it is our challenge