Farmers' access to innovations in Azerbaijan will be facilitated

Farmers' access to innovations in Azerbaijan will be facilitated

Access to innovations and awareness will be facilitated for farmers in Azerbaijan, especially farmers who belong to the socially vulnerable population group.

Qazet.az reports that Melek Cakmak, the head of the Partnership and Coordination Office of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for Azerbaijan, said this during his speech at the webinar on the project "Strengthening agricultural advisory services in Azerbaijan".

According to him, the project is implemented in partnership with the European Union and FAO in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture: "Innovation is a key tool for achieving sustainable development goals, including long-term global food security, poverty reduction and environmental sustainability. In this regard, the project will support the government of Azerbaijan to develop an effective strategy framework for a sustainable agricultural advisory service system in order to better deal with future challenges. The project is implemented based on the experience of the European Union.