Minister Majnun Mammadov met with the president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development

Minister Majnun Mammadov met with the delegation headed by Alvaro Lario, president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). At the meeting, it was emphasized that Azerbaijan and IFAD are interested in continuing effective cooperation in the field of agriculture, and future cooperation prospects were discussed.

Welcoming the guests, Minister of Agriculture Majnun Mammadov touched on the importance of holding the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Azerbaijan, and emphasized that our country enthusiastically joins the initiatives arising from global challenges and attaches importance to effective cooperation with international partners. It was noted that Azerbaijan is interested in cooperation with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations.

IFAD President Alvaro Lario, in turn, gave extensive information about the activities of the institution he represents, the agricultural projects implemented in different countries, and talked about the possibilities of cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture. He emphasized that importance is attached to cooperation with Azerbaijan in the field of agriculture.

At the meeting, the importance of the projects implemented in the framework of joint cooperation with IFAD was emphasized, and the possibilities of implementing the projects corresponding to the new agricultural development strategy of Azerbaijan were considered. For future cooperation, the parties agreed to further increase productivity in the agricultural field, support individual farms and ensure food security, protect natural resources and ecological balance, digital transformation of agro-food systems, increase export potential by meeting international standards in the field of food production and processing, education in the agricultural field, they exchanged ideas on the topics of strengthening training and scientific-research works, building a sustainable agricultural system for the sustainable development of rural areas and communities.