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Agricultural sector has a very important place in the Central Asia’s economy. Agricultural sector is the largest employer sector and it has a significant contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), exports and rural development. Central Asia has a huge agricultural potential because it has a very suitable ecologic conditions and land resources. Today, Central Asia’s countries are main producers of cotton and wheat in the world. In this study examines the comparative advantages of Central Asia’s countries in agricultural products, using revealed comparative advantage index. In study used time series data for the period from 2002 to 2015, and the data obtained from International Trade Centre (INTRACEN) web site. In this study Central Asia’s status in cotton, cereals, fruit and vegetables exports was tried to explain.

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