(MENAFN- AzerNews) President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has viewed
conditions created at Shaki-Oghuz Agropark owned by
“Agroinkishaf-2017” Limited Liability Company (LLC) in Oghuz
district.
Head of“Agroinkishaf-2017” Limited Liability Company Ruslan
Sadikhov informed the head of state of the activities of the
Agropark.
The agro-park, established on a total area of 11,000 hectares,
including 9,700 hectares in the territory of Shaki district and
1,300 hectares in Oghuz district, operates in the fields of
horticulture and agriculture. Walnut, almond and olive groves are
cultivated and grain crops are grown here. The total value of the
project is 30 million manats. 67.8 million manats of public funds
have been invested in the creation of the necessary
infrastructure.
It was noted that starting from 2017,“Agroinkishaf 2017” LLC
used the experience of American farms and Australian company
“Webster” to initiate the production of walnuts in Azerbaijan. The
agro-park is equipped with a system of drip irrigation established
on an area of 2,000 hectares, three weather stations, office
buildings, a phyto-laboratory, refrigeration chambers for seedling
production, mechanization areas and warehouses.
Products grown in the agropark were presented to President Ilham
Aliyev.
The construction of a 1,000-hectare almond orchard has started
in the area. Currently, 160 hectares of orchards for four types of
almonds have been planted, with plans to increase it to 300
hectares by the end of the year. This year, 1.2 tons of almonds
were sold to“AzBadam” for the first time.
At present, more than 225 hectares of olive groves of two types
of olives have been planted, with plans to increase it to 300
hectares. 2.6 tons of olives have been sold to“Zira Zeytun” for
the first time. There are plans to establish a small-scale olive
oil processing area here as well.
It was indicated that high-quality wheat production was
organized on an area of 9,000 hectares, 30,000-ton silo facilities
built and the necessary infrastructure established. As a result of
the agro-technical measures taken, the average yield per hectare
has reached 1.5 tons, in some cases 4 tons. About 2,000 tons of
seeds are grown and processed annually to provide the farm with
high-quality seeds.
At present, 160 people have been recruited for permanent and 200
seasonal jobs. The farm was supplied with 31 tractors with GPS
devices, four combine harvesters, four modern sprayers, 55
different trailers and pieces of equipment.
The head of state planted a tree in the territory of the
Agropark.
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