Opportunities for cooperation in agriculture between the two countries were discussed in Amsterdam

The delegation led by the Minister of Agriculture of Azerbaijan, Majnun Mammadov, is on an official visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Within the framework of the visit, Minister Majnun Mammadov met with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Safety and Nature of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Femke Marie Wiersma. Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and companies operating in the agricultural sector took part in the meeting.

Minister of Agriculture Majnun Mammadov informed about the main directions of the agrarian development strategy in Azerbaijan, implemented innovative projects, and pointed out that the development of national agro-food systems with the diversification of the economy in our country is one of the main goals.

During the meeting, views were exchanged on the perspectives of cooperation in the field of agriculture between the two countries. It was emphasized that the Netherlands, which is the leading agricultural country of Azerbaijan, is interested in learning the successful experience of application in the agricultural sector, and the possibility of expanding cooperation between the relevant state and private institutions of the two countries in terms of both scientific and experience exchange in the future was noted.

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Safety and Nature of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in turn, emphasized that his country is interested in cooperation in the field of agriculture with Azerbaijan. He said that there is great potential for the expansion of mutual relations in the field of agriculture, and it is important to develop cooperation between private institutions in this field. The minister 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, expressed their interest in the formation of the COP29 agenda and emphasized that they want to cooperate in this direction.

The parties exchanged views on increasing the trade turnover of agricultural and food products between the two countries, transfer the most modern technologies in the agricultural sector, digitalization, implement experimental programs in the agricultural sector in the fields of scientific research and education, exchange information in the field of scientific research, conduct joint scientific research, and train professional personnel, the transfer of advanced practices and technologies in the agricultural field and directions of future cooperation.