Work is being carried out to establish 24 agroparks on an area of 66.3 thousand hectares in 22 distircts of Azerbaijan, Seymur Adıgözəlov, Chairman of the Board of the Agency for the Development of Economic Zones said, APA-Economics reports.
He mentioned that 23 agroparks have already started operating, and construction and installation work are ongoing at 1 agropark:
"Six of the agroparks have been specialized in livestock, six in fruit farming, 11 in crop farming, and one in sorting, packaging, and logistics. The total draft value of the agroparks makes up AZN 1.1 billion, of which AZN 0.9 billion has actually been invested in the realization of projects in the form of private investment. Besides this, a total of AZN 158.9 million has been provided as a state support in order to establish agroparks or expand their operation by now. The Entrepreneurship Development Fund has allocated AZN 142.4 million concessional loans for the establishment of 16 agroparks untill today. Seventeen agroparks that have received investment promotion documents have obtained discounts worth AZN 16.5 million for the import of machinery, technological equipment, and installations. A total of 3,720 people have been permanently employed in the registered agroparks, and 4,878 people have been involved in seasonal work. In the next phase, the creation of more than 1,600 permanent jobs is planned.
In 2024, of 42.5 thousand hectares of land which have been involved in the crop rotation, 35.7 thousand hectares are irrigated areas, and modern irrigation systems have been installed in 26 thousand hectares (73%). In 2024, in the agroparks 34.1 thousand tons of wheat, 25.5 thousand tons of barley, 91.8 thousand tons of grain and silage corn, 49.7 thousand tons of sugar beet, 22.4 thousand tons of cotton, 17.3 thousand tons of potatoes, 11.6 thousand tons of alfalfa, 1.1 thousand tons of soybeans, 3.5 thousand tons of vegetables, 14 thousand tons of compound feed have been produced, 18.1 thousand tons of mixed fruits have been picked up, and 606 thousand seedlings have been planted. The total value of agricultural products produced in the agroparks made up AZN 150 million. In the six agroparks specialized in livestock, 32.4 thousand tons of milk and 1.3 thousand tons of meat have been produced."
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