The development of agriculture is constantly in the spotlight of Azerbaijan, so the country seeks to achieve noticeable improvements in agriculture by implementing reforms in this sphere as well as cooperating with world’s most dominant agricultural centers.

A new agricultural insurance mechanism will be launched in Azerbaijan till late 2020, Firdovsi Agashirinov, head of the Insurance Supervision Department of the Financial Market Supervisory Authority of Azerbaijan (FIMSA), told Trend.

This year’s Caspian Agro Exhibition will feature nine U.S. companies who are exhibiting their products and services, including pest monitoring and control products, fertilizers, soil amendments, weather monitors, aquaculture and aquaponics equipment and supplies, freeze-drying equipment, and import/export services, Trend reports citing U.S. embassy in Baku.

Azerbaijan is making efforts to improve product quality in the country as well as improve the efficiency of labor by applying high technologies in the agriculture industry.

Export of Russian agricultural equipment to Uzbekistan increased 7.5 times compared to 2017, to $20,817 million, Trend reports the press service of Russia's Rosspetsmash association.

The trade turnover of Kazakhstan with Uzbekistan amounted to $2.5 billion in 2018, which is 25.3 percent more than in 2017, Trend reports with reference to the press service of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan.

A meeting was held with representatives of large grain farms and agroparks at the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan, Trend reports referring to the ministry.

The ambassador of the Netherlands to Iran has said that the European Union is continuing to ensure a special financial channel in order to continue its business relationship with Iran as before.

Azerbaijan pays special attention to the implementation of agrarian reforms and the development of agriculture, which is one of the main areas of the non-oil sector.

Conduct environmental impact assessments of livestock and poultry enterprises specializing in agricultural production will be mandatory in Azerbaijan, Trend reports.