Baku, Azerbaijan, May 2. Azerbaijan is
preparing a second state program in the field of food security,
Deputy Chairman of the Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency Balarahim
Guliyev said at the Agribusiness Development Forum, Trend reports.
“The state program on food security in Azerbaijan for 2019-2025,
adopted in Azerbaijan, is nearing completion. Currently, a draft of
the second state program is being prepared. It will be made public
soon.
Moreover, new draft laws on animal and plant health are being
prepared. Work is underway on a large number of legal and
regulatory technical documents arising from these laws.
Currently, work is being carried out to export honey produced by
Azerbaijan to the EU countries, the products of entrepreneurs
operating in the field of agribusiness to the Chinese markets, and
Azerbaijani poultry products to Arab countries and the US.
Besides, work continues to establish a special zone in the
Eastern Zangezur region to eliminate many diseases, including
foot-and-mouth disease,” he added.
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