"In Azerbaijan, 17,000 agricultural lands are under construction. We are in favor of allowing the registration of houses on these lands."

According to APA, Firudin Taghiyev, head of the Land Use Control Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, said this today at the meeting of the Agrarian Policy Committee of the Milli Majlis.

Firudin Taghiyev said that although these lands are intended for agriculture, houses have been built on them: "We are in favor of allowing the documentation of these lands.

The roots of these problems are related to municipalities and executive authorities.

In 2007, the authority of municipalities in this area was frozen.

However, the regional executive authorities still allow the houses built on those lands."

Firudin Taghiyev noted that the ministry is interested in direct delivery of subsidies: "For example, declarations of autumn crops begin on September 1.

During this period, there may be a delay.

If 1,000 or 2,000 of the 632,000 farmers are late, there may be a complaint, we understand that.

For the efficient use of the funds allocated by the state to the farmer, it has become more transparent in the last 2 years, and steps in this area will continue."

He noted that there are also problems in the field of irrigation: "We are considered a critical country regarding water, 70 percent of our water is formed from outside.

A relevant commission has been established, and we meet twice a month under the leadership of the chairman of the commission, Shahin Mustafayev.

There are projects for the creation of 10 new water bodies, two of which have already been approved.

Firudin Taghiyev noted that there are certain shifts in the coordinates of the lands given by state acts: "This issue will be resolved by 2025."

As for the increase in prices, the official of the ministry noted that the Ministry of Agriculture is working in this direction: "Our main dependence is on food wheat.

If farmers create a modern irrigation area, an additional 100 manats will be given for each ton of wheat."