YEVLAKH, Azerbaijan, April 27. A republican meeting on the display of novel soil and resource preservation methods adapted to climate change has taken place in Yevlakh, Trend reports.
The event was organized jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan, Economic Zones Development Agency under the Ministry of Economy and Azersheker LLC in partnership with GILAN PIVOT LLC.
The main purpose of the event attended by nearly 500 persons is a wide application of moisture-protecting technologies and innovative innovations adapting to climate change in the country, environmental protection, and the improvement of knowledge and skills of farmers working in regions suffering from drought in terms of reducing the negative impact of global warming on agriculture, as well as the as well as the exchange of experience gained in this field by large farms and agro-parks.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sarvan Jafarov noted that in recent years in Azerbaijan, thanks to the high attention of the state to the development of the agricultural sector, which is one of the leading sectors of the economy, the foundations have been laid for a transition to a qualitatively new stage of development, and important steps have been taken in the process of ensuring the country's food security.
Jafarov emphasized that COP29 will play an important role in adapting agricultural and environmental policies in Azerbaijan to advanced international experience, technological exchange, and innovations.
"The use of innovative approaches and tools in this direction, along with environmental protection, will contribute to the sustainability of agriculture, the provision of environmentally friendly food products, and the growth of people's welfare in rural areas," he added.
Innovative technologies, methods, modern irrigation systems, organic fertilizers, and biopreparations used in agriculture were demonstrated, and questions of interest to the participants of the meeting were answered.
Additionally, the meeting set forth the participation of executives from specialist government agencies, major farms and agro-parks, representatives from supplier firms, and farmers.
This November, Azerbaijan will host COP29. This decision was made at the COP28 plenary meeting held in Dubai on December 11 last year. Baku will become the center of the world and will receive about 70–80,000 foreign guests.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an agreement signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system. COP—the Conference of the Parties—is the highest legislative body overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change. There are 198 countries that are parties to the Convention. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the COP is held annually. The first COP event took place in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretariat is located in Bonn.
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