AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY IN AZERBAIJAN

Yagub GuliyevAgrarian Science and Information Advisory Center

Bishkek, 29 February-02 March, 2016

The Republic of Azerbaijan Territory: 86.6

thousand kv.km. Population: 9.6

million Rural population:

48%.

Ermənistan Respublikas

ı Xəzər dənizi

Rusiya Fedrasiyası

Gürcüstan Respublikası

İran İslam Respublikası

Indicators Thousand ha

%

Total area 8664.0 100,0Agricultural lands 4769.7 55,02Including, crop area 1885.6 38.65Hayfields 117.5 2.46Pastures 2537.7 52.20Perennial crops 233.5 5.82Long- fallow 41.5 0.87

Population and territory

Year

Population,

1000 person

Territory, 1000

km2

Agricultural lands, 1000

ha

Per capita agricultural

land, ha

Cultivated landi, 1000

ha

           

1990 

7218,5 86,6 4382,9 0,61 1589,0

2005 

8553,1 86,6 4758,6 0,56 1797,6

2010 

9111,1 86,6 4766,8 0,52 1842,7

2014 

9593,0 86,6 4769,7 0,50 1885,6

Crops 2005 2010 2014

Cereals 2126,7 2383,3 2383,3

Cotton 196,6 38,2 41,0Tobacco 7,1 3,2 2,9Sugar beet 36,6 251,9 173,3Potato 1083,1 953,7 819,3Vegetable 1127,3 1189,5 1187,7Melon crops 363,8 433,6 440,9

Fruits 625,7 729,5 850,8Grape 79,7 129,5 147,7

Tea 0,74 0,54 0,47

Indicators 2000 2015 Actual in 2015 (%) compared to 2000

Number of cattle 1961,4 2697,5 137,5Including cow Buffalo

1664,4297,0

2445,2252,3

146,984

Sheep and goat 5773,8 8645,4 149,7

Poultry 14711.1 28851,7 196,1

Meat (slaughtered) 153,6 291,2 189,5

Milk 1031,1 1855,8 179,9

Wool 10,9 16.8 154,1Egg, mln 542,6 1562,7 288,0

Number, thousand head

Production indicators, thousand ton, 2014

Erosion of agricultural lands

Thous. ha %Total agricultural lands 4.531,3 100

Suffering from erosion 3 470,8 76,6Eroded lands 565,5 12,5Weakly saline soils 152,9 3,4Moderate saline soils 146,3 3,2Severe saline soils 223,9 4,9Contaminated soils more 30,0

Irrigated lands 1 438,8 100Alkaline soils 661,9 46,6Solonchak 480,2 33,8

Structure of agricultural lands, including eroded lands

Thous. ha %

Forests 1 037,8

Other lands 2 847,6

Agricultural lands 4 531,3 100

Cultivated lands 1 683,8 37,2

Perennials 163,3 3,6

Hayfields 110,6 2,4

Households 224,8 5,0

Pastures 2 573,2 56,8

Suffering from erosion 3 470,8 76,6

Eroded lands 565,5 12,5

Weak saline soils 152,9 3,4

Moderate saline soils 146,3 3,2

Severe saline soils 223,9 4,9

Irrigated lands 1 421,6 100

Alkaline soils 661,9 46,6

Solonchak 480,2 33,8

Crop area of cereals and food legumes (thous. ha)

  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2014

Total cropped lands 1 327,9 1 326,3 1 323,9 1 499,9 1 705,4 1 613,8 Cereals and food legumes 802,3 784,7 739,6 897,0 1 125,5 1001,4

Including

Winter cropped lands 753,4 735,5 684,3 831,9 1 061,0 935,8

Including:

Wheat 591,2 561,6 488,6 604,0 807,9 609,9

Barley 167,1 179,9 203,7 243,3 268,9 338,8

Maize 31,7 31,9 34,3 33,6 31,5 37,7

Paddy 2,3 1,2 1,1 1,3 1,7 1,1

Food legumes 9,4 9,8 10,8 12,0 11,7 12,2

Productivity of main crops (ton/ha)

2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Cereals 2,65 2,07 2,54 2,72 2,75 2,4 Cotton 1,75 1,27 1,55 1,95 1,93 1,79 Sugar beet 13,2 30,4 34,9 33,7 33,4 31,2 Sunflower 1,48 1,74 1,78 1,82 1,94 1,73 Potato 14,9 14,5 14,4 14,7 15,2 13,3 Vegetables 14,0 14,2 14,6 15,0 15,4 15,2 Melon crops 12,1 13,7 14,4 14,3 15,1 15,7 Fruits 7,39 7,06 7,17 7,38 7,43 7,20 Grape 61,8 7,47 8,15 7,86 7,89 7,25

Production of main animal products

2010 2014 %Number of bovine animalsLivestock cow and buffalosheep and goatPigAnimal products

Meat (in carcass weight, thous.ton)Milk (thousand ton)Egg (million unit)Fleece (natural weight, th.ton)

 2 582 400

12614468 404953

1000

244,9

1535,8 1178,615,6

 2 703 00012992318 645420

300

291,2 

1 855,81 562,7

16.8

 104,6102,9102,8

30

118,9

120,8132,5107,8

“State Program on Reliable Provision of Population of Azerbaijan Republic with

Foodstuffs through 2008-2015”.».

The main goal: to ensure the population’s reliable food supply

Objectives:-Increase domestic production of foodstuffs-provision of the population with safe and quality foodstuff- Risk management in provision of population with foodstuffs- Institutional development in supply of foodstuffs and improve facilities of entrepreneurs

- Pursue monetary and fiscal policy stimulating development of food sector

- Implementation of appropriate tax policy to increase interest of producers for production of foodstuffs

Other programs contributing to food security

State Program on poverty reduction and economic development

The State Program on the development of small and medium entrepreneurship in the Azerbaijan Republic

The State Program on the social-economic development in the regions

Strategic orientation of research activitiesStrategic orientation of research activities

Increase productivity in agriculture Rational use of natural resources and biodiversity Improve social-economic studies Strengthening national programs

Thank you for your attention!