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Approved by the decision of the Academic Council of Agricultural Economic Research Center under the Ministry of Agriculture on January 31, 2020.

 

2020 Work Plan of Agricultural Economics Research Center

 

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    Task name
    Executors
    Deadline
  • I. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITY
  • 1.1. The scientific-research themes according to “Problems of sustainable development of agriculture”
  • 1.1.1.
    Directions of evaluation and improvement of agricultural policy in terms of the principles of sustainable development in Azerbaijan (1st stage)
    November
  • 1.1.2.
    Preparation of a methodology for forecasting development in agriculture, taking into account sustainable development factors (1st stage)
    December
  • 1.1.3.
    Integration issues of value chain of agriculture and processing industry in Azerbaijan (1st stage)
    November
  • 1.1.4.
    Problems of agricultural land market development in Azerbaijan (1st stage)
    December
  • 1.2. The scientific-research themes according to "Economic issues of application of innovation in agriculture"
  • 1.2.1.
    Directions of improving mechanisms for promoting agricultural innovation in Azerbaijan
    December
  • 1.3. The scientific-research themes according to “Problems of improving agribusiness environment”
  • 1.3.1.
    Directions for improving tax and customs regulation in the fields of agribusiness in Azerbaijan
    July
  • 1.3.2.
    Preparation of a risk assessment methodology in agriculture
    December
  • 1.3.3.
    Directions of improving the irrigation water management system in Azerbaijan
    September
  • II. ESTABLISHMENT OF DATABASES, ACTIVITIES OF ANALYTICS, MONITORING AND EVALUATION
  • 2.1. Diagnostics, analysis and forecasting
  • 2.1.1.
    Preparation of development of agricultural strategic plan and justification of the necessary budget expenses in accordance with the "Preparation Rule of Medium-Term Expense Framework".
    April
  • 2.1.2.
    Identification of needs for the implementation of medium-term strategic goals for agricultural development and food security
    May
  • 2.1.3.
    “Preparation of justifications for the development of the “Strategic Roadmap for the Development of Agriculture for 2021-2025”.
    September
  • 2.1.4.
    Establishment of a system of short-term reports on market expectations based on EAIS data
    March
  • 2.1.5.
    Preparation of proposals for the development of seed production
    June
  • 2.1.6.
    Preparation of proposals to increase the production of wheat and other cereals for food purposes.
    July
  • 2.1.7.
    Assessment of the possibility of increasing local production of raw materials used in the production of vegetable oils (sunflower, corn, olive and etc.)
    May
  • 2.1.8.
    Preparation of diagnostics and proposals for the infrastructure of granaries
    June
  • 2.1.9.
    Diagnostics of small cattle breeding
    November
  • 2.1.10.
    Preparation of development of proposals for the beekeeping.
    October
  • 2.1.11.
    Preparation of development of proposals for the poultry farming.
    October
  • 2.1.12.
    Preparation of operational reports on indicators of production, import and export, prices on the home market and global and regional market conditions
    Every month
  • 2.2. Monitoring and evaluation
  • 2.2.1.
    Establishment of an electronic reporting system for the relevant bodies of the Ministry for the implementation of relevant agricultural policy documents.
    April
  • 2.2.2.
    Surveys as part of a “Farm Data Monitoring System”
    December
  • 2.2.3.
    Monitoring farmer access to product markets and access to productive resources
    November
  • 2.2.4.
    Preparation of proposals for the assessment and improvement of the system for issuing licenses, permits and certificates for the agricultural sector.
    December
  • 2.3. Preparation of initial technical-economic justification and investment projects
  • 2.3.1.
    Preparation of initial technical-economic justification for the formation of the cotton production cluster
    February
  • 2.3.2.
    Preparation of development of a model investment project for fishing aquaculture
    March
  • 2.3.3.
    Preparation of development of model investment projects to create livestock farms
    September
  • 2.3.4.
    Preparation of model investment projects in seed production
    December
  • 2.3.5.
    Preparation of a initial technical-economic justification for expansion of production of dried fruit and vegetables
    October
  • 2.3.6.
    Preparation of model investment projects for construction of intensive and super intensive fruit gardens.
    December
  • 2.3.7.
    Preparation of model investment projects for the construction of refrigerating storage and grain elevators
    December
  • 2.4. Establishment of database
  • 2.4.1.
    Preparation of electronic maps of various contents (existing cultivated areas, degraded soils, perennial plantings, greenhouses, irrigation systems, rural roads, etc.)
    December
  • 2.4.2.
    Continuation of integration of the database of supermarket prices into the agricultural information system – portal www.aqrarbazar.az
    June
  • 2.4.3.
    Establishment of an electronic system of statistical information on the relevant activities of the Agency for Agro Credit and Development and the Agro Services Agency
    April
  • 2.4.4.
    Application of a mobile settings to provide flexibility and expansion of information and consulting services
    December
  • III. STRENGTHENING OF INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL EVENTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH CENTER
  • 3.1. Strengthening of capacity
  • 3.1.1.
    Organization of capacity-building activities related to research, analytics, forecasting, planning, monitoring and evaluation
    During the year
  • 3.1.2.
    Strengthening of software for econometric modeling, statistical analysis and databases
    During the year
  • 3.1.3.
    Updating job descriptions, approving recruitment rules, evaluating employee performance and establishment of a motivation system
    September
  • 3.1.4.
    Organization of trainings in accordance with the procedures of financial management of public legal entities.
    During the year
  • 3.2. Establishment of services offered to the market and development of public relations and international cooperation
  • 3.2.1.
    Preparation of ARC business presentation (in two languages)
    April
  • 3.2.2.
    Updating cooperation of ARC with local and international research centers, universities, consulting companies and other partners.
    During the year
  • 3.2.3.
    Organization of research, analytics, information and training services for companies working in the agribusiness sector.
    During the year
  • 3.2.4.
    Identification of target groups and adressed events for PR activity.
    April
  • 3.3. Doctorate and scientific organisational affairs
  • 3.3.1.
    Beginning of the publication of "Agricultural Economics", scientific-practical journal.
    February
  • 3.3.2.
    Establishment of a system for monitoring the quality of the research work of Phd students and dissertators.
    During the year
  • 3.3.3.
    Expansion and popularization of the discussion platform of Agricultural Researchers (ARC Platform)
    During the year
  • 3.3.4.
    Support for the publication of articles by colleagues and Phd students in authoritative scientific publications
    During the year
  • 3.3.5.
    Organization of a scientific-practical conference "Sustainable development of agriculture: global challenges and reforms in Azerbaijan"
    December