Deputy Minister: Farmers should formulate their production plans taking climate risks into account

Recent floods, extreme weather conditions, and other climate events have seriously affected farmers' activities, Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Ilhama Gadimova, told journalists, Report informs.

The deputy minister stressed that farmers should formulate their production plans taking these risks into account: "The state is also strengthening support mechanisms in this area. Unfortunately, in some cases, even though products are cultivated, they are not declared in statistics. This affects official figures. Nevertheless, market opportunities are also among the main factors influencing farmers' decisions."

Gadimova added that climate change should always be on the agenda in the agricultural sector.

Furthermore, she highlighted that to date, 900,000 entities have registered in the Electronic Agricultural Information System in Azerbaijan.

According to her, entities that have entered the system have used it several times, which indicates their active operation: "This platform brings together representatives of the public and private sectors, creating conditions to discuss the challenges and development opportunities of the agricultural sector."

Gadimova also emphasized that within the framework of the Agribusiness Development Forum, successful farmers were awarded for the first time: "This initiative will continue in future years. The participation of specialists from various fields - economics, legislation, finance, etc. - in the forum has enabled valuable exchange of ideas on the future development of agribusiness."