Orchards for low-income families planted in Azerbaijani districts [PHOTO]

21 November 2017 16:59 (UTC+04:00)

Orchards for low-income families were planted in Azerbaijan’s Agdash and Gakh districts on November 17, the IDEA Public Union told Trend.

This was initiated by IDEA, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), Regional Development Public Association of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Cavan Youth Movement Public Union.

Meanwhile, 1,000 pomegranate trees were planted on a two-hectare-area in Agdash district and 1,248 hazelnut trees were planted on a two-hectare-area in Gakh district.

Orchards were divided between low-income families and families of martyrs, and given free of charge.

It is also planned to plant fruit trees for low-income families in Sabirabad, Beylagan and Lankaran districts in November.

Socio-economic importance of this project is to improve the welfare of the population as well as contribute to reducing the country's dependence on imports of agricultural products.

A pilot project for planting of fruit trees started in April 2017 at the initiative of vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of the IDEA Public Union, goodwill ambassador of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization Leyla Aliyeva.

Within the project, first orchards have already been planted in Ismayilli, Shamkir, Agstafa and Tovuz districts of Azerbaijan.

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