BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 13. Azerbaijan and North Macedonia signed a memorandum on cooperation in agriculture, Trend reports.
The memorandum was signed by Azerbaijani Agriculture Minister Majnun Mammadov and North Macedonia's Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Ljupcho Nikolovski.
The memorandum was signed during the visit of Azerbaijani delegation headed by Majnun Mammadov to Northern Macedonia.
The memorandum envisages the establishment of a joint working group on agriculture between the two countries, expansion of cooperation in crop production, animal husbandry, agricultural education, training of specialists, land consolidation and other areas.
During the meeting, the sides discussed the prospects of cooperation between the two countries in agriculture.
Azerbaijan's delegation familiarized itself with the activities of leading agricultural enterprises in Northern Macedonia, exchanged views on the reduction of agricultural waste, efficient use of water and land resources, innovative environmental solutions and application of successful practices.
Agricultural production in Azerbaijan amounted to 9.9 billion manat ($5.8 billion) in actual prices from January through September 2023, which is 3 percent higher year-on-year. Production in the field of animal husbandry in value terms increased by 3.5 percent (up to 4.5 billion manat or $2.6 billion) and in the field of crop production - by 2.5 percent (up to 5.4 billion manat or $3.1 billion) from January through September 2023.
Azerbaijan harvested 3.1 million tons of cereals and legumes from an area of 940,600 hectares (98.1 percent of the total sown area) from January through September 2023. The average yield was 33 centners per hectare.
About 981,900 tons of potatoes were harvested (3.9 percent reduction over the year), 1.6 million tons of other vegetables (1.7 percent growth), 437,600 tons of melons (6.2 percent reduction), 787,100 tons of fruits and berries (2.8 percent growth), 182,400 tons of grapes, 962.3 tons of green tea (17.6 percent growth) as of September 1.
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