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المستخلص This study is devoted to the analysis of the pomegranate value chain in Egypt. The study investigates all nodes in the chain starting from seeds, farming, harvesting, packing, transporting and marketing. Special attention is paid to the analysis of horizontal and vertical linkages in the value chain. Pomegranate is an important fruit crop in Upper Egypt in general and in Assuit Governorate in particular. Its acreage constituted about one fifth of the aggregate fruit acreage in Assuit during the period 2008-2013. About five thousand feddans were grown to pomegranate in Assuit as an average during the previous period. The crop is gaining an important impetus due to the increased awareness of its health benefits and due to the growing export demand for pomegranate. In fact about 80 percent of Egypt’s production has been exported during the period2008-2013. The study consists of four chapters. The first chapter reviews previous studies and outlines the basic concepts of value chain analysis. The second chapter explores the main trends of pomegranate production and the relative importance of Assuit governorate. The description of the pomegranate value chain is the subject of the third chapter. The last chapter utilizes the primary data collected from the questionnaires to analyze the chain with special attention to the vertical and horizontal coordination arrangements within the chain. The study relied on primary data collected from the field in Assuit where farmers were interviewed during the summer season of 2014. At the same time firsthand information were collected from traders and exporters in Cairo and Alexandria wholesale markets. Secondary data on pomegranate statistics were collected from other sources like the Ministry of Agriculture, Central Agency of Public Mobilization and Statistics, Obour wholesale market and Nozha wholesale market. key words: Value chain, cooperative marketing, the standard model, marketing costs, causality test, the horizontal integration, vertical integration. |