State Agency: "The share of local grain in domestic consumption will increase significantly"

"Although it will not be possible to ensure our country's grain supply entirely from local sources in the near future, it is possible to significantly increase the share of local products in domestic consumption and thereby make a significant contribution to our food security."

Qazet.az reports according to Report.

He considered the establishment of the State Reserves Agency, which he heads, last year as an important step in terms of ensuring food security.

According to him, the authority of the institution includes not only the collection of strategic food reserves, but also regulatory functions.

S. Sadigov emphasized that the State Reserves Agency, which has the functions of preventing sharp fluctuations in the prices of food products and ensuring a stable supply process, has the authority to intervene in the market with product interventions if necessary to perform these functions: "State reserves are important in ensuring food security. plays a role."

He also drew attention to the relevant decree of President Ilham Aliyev on increasing the country's food grain supply at the expense of local consumers, and said that complex measures are being implemented in this context.