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A joint project of the Agriculture Ministry of Azerbaijan and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on “Capacity and institutional development for improved value chain coordination” has been completed in Azerbaijan.

The attendees of the presentation ceremony were informed about the main results, in particular on electronic information base, daily wholesale and retail prices for agricultural products, on monthly news bulletin ‘Agriculture’ and results of “Marketing research of the structure of farm products sales channels”, created within the project.

Deputy minister of agriculture Seyfaddin Talibov spoke of the Azerbaijan`s achievements in this sphere.

The project has been realized for two years, and its main objective was to develop the value-chain and small and medium-size rural entrepreneurial farms, and give the recommendations for improving the effectiveness of Ministry of Agriculture services.

The National Action Plan was also discussed during the presentation. The Plan will be government`s tool to define the objectives of stable activity of food supply chains and system provision of appeared needs.

FAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts in defeating hunger. Serving both the developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy.

Azerbaijan became a Member Country of FAO in 1995, and is currently benefiting from FAO’s technical assistance in many areas, such as organic agriculture, agriculture marketing, locust management, food security, seed sector development, improved livelihoods for rural populations, animal health, and cattle breeding – the last two being the new FAO Representative’s main field of specialization.

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