Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec.16 / Trend M. Aliyev /
In order to ensure food security for the Azerbaijani population, the Emergency Situations Ministry's State Grain Fund has signed contracts to create reserves of high-quality bread wheat at 865,000 tons, the Emergency Situations Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov said at an event dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the ministry's establishment.
He said 645,000 tons of wheat of the amount envisaged in contracts has been already supplied to the country.
"At present, works are underway to supply wheat to the country in accordance with the approved schedule. At the same time, reserves from local grain are being created in the State Grain Fund," Heydarov said.