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Caspian Energy (CE): Mr. Tagiyev, how would you assess the locally established market conditions in terms of the development of Azerbaijan’s agro-industrial complex?

Mashallah Tagiyev, Chairman of the Board of AgroTrade Supply: The land reform, relevant programs, and the legal framework introduced by the national leader Heydar Aliyev in the agrarian sector created favorable conditions for this sector’s development in Azerbaijan. This year marks the 100th birthday anniversary of the national leader Heydar Aliyev, and President of the Azerbaijan Republic Ilham Aliyev signed an order declaring 2023 the ‘Year of Heydar Aliyev’ in the country. 

In recent years, the launch of new agro-industrial enterprises in certain regions considerably increased the population’s food security through local production and provided new export capabilities for the republic. Azerbaijan is the country possessing broad opportunities for developing the agro-industrial sector. Geographic and climatic advantages open up wide opportunities to develop an industrial-purpose agrarian sector in our country. In the meantime, the implemented efficient policy and the rise of the country’s economic potential enable making broad  use of the opportunities available in the domestic agricultural sector and to build new processing enterprises. There are countries where the development of the agrarian sector is out of question, whereas Azerbaijan’s fertile lands and favorable geographic factors make it possible to develop the agrarian sector by intensive methods. Our country’s geographical and climatic characteristics are such that both cattle breeding and crop farming can be developed by applying the advanced world experience and a mix of intensive methods. This, in turn, will help to increase domestic production capacities of the state, enhance the population’s food supply and at the same time tap into new export markets.