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Azerbaijan preparing new innovative program in agriculture (Exclusive)

Business Materials 16 November 2018 21:03 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 16

By Matanat Nasibova – Trend:

Azerbaijan’s Agriculture Ministry is developing a new state program aimed at applying innovations and new technologies in the agriculture sphere, Advisor to Agriculture Minister for Innovations Shabnam Mammadova told Trend.

She said that the work on the document will be completed before the end of this year.

“This is a state program on the application of innovations in the agriculture sector of Azerbaijan,” she noted. “Presently, the draft state program is being discussed at the expert level, including with foreign experts, who share their experience with us, guided by practical knowledge in the application of the latest technology in the agriculture.”

Azerbaijan pays great attention to the development of agriculture. As a result of the measures taken, the manufacture of agricultural products over the past 15 years has increased by 1.7 times, and by 4.3 percent in the first nine months of the current year.

The share of agricultural products in non-oil exports of Azerbaijan accounts for more than 47 percent.

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