BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 5. On May 5, Minister of
Agriculture Majnun Mammadov met with a delegation from Uzbekistan
led by Minister of Agriculture Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov, who attended
the 19th Azerbaijan International Agricultural Exhibition (Caspian
Agro Week), to discuss bilateral cooperation in the agricultural
sector, Trend
reports.
Minister Mammadov recalled a productive meeting with his Uzbek
counterpart in March this year in Tashkent during the
“Italy-Central Asia-Azerbaijan” forum. He noted that Uzbekistan is
implementing its own agricultural insurance model based on
Azerbaijan’s system and reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s readiness to share
expertise in digitalization, artificial intelligence, agricultural
insurance, and other areas of agricultural development.
The meeting highlighted Azerbaijan’s interest in continuing the
export of hazelnut seedlings to Uzbekistan and expanding
collaboration in viticulture. Discussions also focused on
digitalization in agriculture, the adoption of innovative
technologies, sustainable sectoral development, and the exchange of
experience, emphasizing the significant potential for strengthening
relations in the agro-industrial sector.
Subsequently, a cooperation agreement was signed between the
Agricultural Insurance Fund and the Agricultural Insurance Fund
under the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan. The document was
signed by Fuad Sadigov, Chairman of the Board of the Agricultural
Insurance Fund, and Muratjan Achilov, Director of the Agricultural
Insurance Fund under the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan. The
agreement aims to apply Azerbaijan’s experience in the field of
agricultural insurance in Uzbekistan, including the development of
an agricultural insurance system, effective risk management, the
improvement of insurance mechanisms, the introduction of innovative
insurance products, as well as the expansion and strengthening of
mutually beneficial cooperation through the digitalization of the
sector.
