Azerbaijani representative participated at the annual meeting of the World Farmers' Organization (WFO) at the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Report informs, citing Azerbaijan’s Agriculture Ministry.
Representatives of state institutions, the private sector, international organizations, experts working in the agricultural field, family farms, representatives of cooperatives and farmers from different countries took part in the meeting. Leyla Jabbarli, deputy chairman of the Agrarian Credit and Development Agency under the ministry, represented Azerbaijan at the meeting.
At the panel session themed “From COP28 to COP30: Integrating agriculture and food systems into Climate Action”, she spoke about the reforms carried out in the field of agriculture in Azerbaijan and gave detailed information to the event participants about the main directions of the agrarian development strategy in her country and the implemented innovative projects.
Jabbarli touched on the importance of holding COP29 in Azerbaijan and spoke about measures implemented to minimize the impact of climate change on agriculture.