On August 12, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev got acquainted with the activities of "Agsu Agropark" Closed Joint Stock Company in Agsu district.

APA reports that Atababa Isayev, general director of Agsu Agropark CJSC, informed the head of state about the work done.

It was reported that "Aghsu Agropark", which has been operating since 2018 in the field of livestock and agriculture, has a total area of ​​1843 hectares and a project cost of 18 million manats.

The under-construction area of ​​the agropark is 10 hectares.

The Closed Joint-Stock Company, which gives importance to local specialists, has assumed the employment of the population as an important task.

Currently, about 200 permanent workers work here, depending on the season, 240-250 people are employed.

It was noted that important work was done to improve the infrastructure of the enterprise, a new road with a total length of 34 kilometers was built, and the existing roads were rebuilt.

In order to supply the agropark with electricity, 1 power station, 2 units of 630 kilovolt, 1 unit of 100 kilovolt, 1 unit of 35 kilovolt, and a total of 7 transformer stations were installed in the territory of Arabmehdibey village.

In addition, a 45.4-kilometer power line was built, communication and SIP cables were renewed, and lighting works were carried out.

Also, a modern bridge was built and put into use over Girdimanchay, and a 33-kilometer long gas line was built to supply the enterprise with gas.

One of the main activities of the agropark is animal husbandry.

A total of 2,200 dairy and meat animals are fed here.

The enterprise produces 4 million liters of milk per year.

It was brought to attention that organic and mineral fertilizers are used in order to increase the fertility of the soil in the territory of the agropark.

The top layer of the soil was leveled with the laser leveling technique, drainage channels were built and the problem of salinity was solved, as a result, more than 1600 hectares of land were made suitable for cultivation.

In that area, fodder crops such as corn, barley, wheat, peas, as well as alfalfa and velamir with high productivity were planted, and the grass cover was improved.

Efficient use of the water of the Upper Shirvan canal was organized for the purpose of irrigating agricultural fields, a water line with a length of 22 kilometers was built, 5 pumping stations and 6 artesian wells were put into use, pivot irrigation systems meeting high standards were established on an area of ​​800 hectares.

A rotation system is used in agriculture.

Also, in order to store the collected silage, 16 thousand tons of concrete silo wells and 13 thousand 500 cubic meters of grain storage warehouses were built in the area.

A plant producing 5 tons of fodder per hour, the equipment of which was imported from Turkey, was commissioned in the agropark.

It was reported that a seed farm also operates on the territory of the enterprise.

The seed farm has the capacity to clean 10,000 tons of seeds per year.

A transport-technical park consisting of 38 tractors and combine harvesters, 133 other agricultural machinery was created at the enterprise.

The products of "Aghsu Agropark" are aimed at meeting the needs of the domestic market.

It should be noted that in recent years, the agricultural parks created with the application of scientific approach, advanced technology and experience within the framework of the measures implemented in order to ensure the sustainable development of our national economy have contributed to the strengthening of food security in our country, reducing dependence on imports, increasing the balanced development of regions and the employment level of the population, as well as the local development of the processing industry. makes important contributions to the improvement of raw material supply.

Creation of agroparks plays an important role in increasing the number of export-oriented products and strengthening the country's export potential, along with accelerating development in the agricultural sector.

51 agricultural parks and large farms with a total project cost of 2.4 billion manats were established in 239.3 thousand hectares of land in 32 regions of our republic.

34 of them specialize in plant breeding, 14 in plant breeding and animal breeding, 1 in animal breeding, and 2 in sorting-packing, processing and logistics.

So far, 1.3 billion manats of private investment have been invested in agricultural parks.

In addition, the state has taken appropriate support measures for agroparks.

Thus, 43.7 million manat concessions were applied to 26 of the 27 agroparks that received investment promotion documents for the import of machinery, technological equipment and facilities, and 184.2 million manat concessional loans were given for the creation or expansion of 25 agroparks.

Also, provision of infrastructure for agricultural parks is carried out at the expense of state funds.

Agroparks also play an important role in increasing the level of employment.

Currently, a total of 4,491 workers and 6,303 workers are provided with seasonal jobs in the agricultural parks.

It is planned to create 4672 additional jobs in the future.

44 agroparks have already started operating in the country, and design work is underway in others.

One of these agroparks is the agropark created by "Aghsu Agropark" CJSC in Chiyni village of Agsu region.

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On August 12, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev got acquainted with the activities of "Agsu Agropark" Closed Joint Stock Company in Agsu district.

APA reports that the Press Service of the President released information about this.