Farmers in Azerbaijan need special support, Attache for Cooperation of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan Victor Giner said during a conference dedicated to the results of the project “Support for the Establishment of Business Information Systems in Rural Areas,” Report informs.
“We tried to contribute to the development of agriculture in Azerbaijan. This area is quite developed in the country. Farmers need special support,” he said.
He noted that this EU project is important from the point of view of the development of the non-oil sector.
“This information center will also improve transparency, which is also part of Azerbaijan’s e-government policy,” he said, adding that such projects are aimed at increasing investment in agriculture.
The goal of the project “Support for the Establishment of Business Information Systems in Rural Areas” is the development of information services in Azerbaijan’s agricultural market, the creation of favorable conditions for cooperation in the field of agriculture, the provision of reliable data for use in the development and evaluation of rural development policies.
The main purpose of the final conference is to discuss the main activities and achievements of the project.