(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 31. The
production of competitive agriculture products is a priority for
the development of Azerbaijan's economy, said Azerbaijan's Deputy
Minister of Agriculture Sarvan Jafarov during the National Forum on
Agriculture Advisory Services, trend reports.
According to him, the growth of agricultural products
amounted to 27 percent by the end of 2022.
'In addition, it is expected to expand irrigation
fields from 50,000 to 200,000 hectares. We attach priority to the
development of innovations and the use of technologies in the
agricultural sector,' he said.
Jafarov noted that there is large-scale work underway
on the digitalization of public services for farmers.
'Their number today exceeds 600,000. They have already
widely started using a number of our electronic services, in
particular, insurance services,' he said.
The deputy minister noted that to achieve the
objectives of the agricultural development strategy, the ministry
cooperates closely with the EU and other international
organizations.
'On the part of FAO, we are implementing a project to
strengthen the consultation of the agricultural service. Joint work
in this direction will continue in the future,' he added.
National Forum on Agricultural Advisory Service (AAS)
is the annual conference and programming event that brings together
AAS actors that present their work and programs with the objectives
of sharing and upgrading information and experiences, identifying
new tendencies (political, economic, marketing, etc.) at the
national level and determine and discuss priority technical topics
of AAS nature. The AAS forum is also one of the mechanisms to
inform government priorities and policies.
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