Azerbaijan starts preferential insurance of persimmon gardens

Through the mechanism of agricultural insurance, applied with the state support of the Agricultural Insurance Fund, preferential insurance of persimmon orchards has been launched.

Report was told by the Agricultural Insurance Fund that now garden owners can insure their farms and crops on preferential terms under state support.

Persimmon is a fruit widely distributed in Azerbaijan, which brings great profits to farmers. Currently, there are more than 13,000 hectares of persimmon gardens in the country. Most of them are in Goychay, Shamkir, Aghdash, Khachmaz, Ujar, Balakan, Goranboy, Samukh, Barda, Aghjabadi, and Zagatala districts.

Persimmon is a frequently exported product that brings currency to the country. In 2021, persimmon exports brought Azerbaijan $126 million.