AGHJABADI, Azerbaijan, June 16. It's planned to
provide irrigation water to more than 249,000 hectares of
cultivated land in Azerbaijan's Karabakh economic region this year,
Deputy Chairman of the Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency,
Ilham Bayramov, said, Trend's
Karabakh bureau reports from the event.
He made the remark at a regional consultation on the Karabakh
economic region being held in the Aghjabadi district, conducted
within the framework of the State Program for the Development of
Agricultural Production and Processing, Fisheries, and Aquaculture
in Azerbaijan for 2026–2030.
According to him, there are currently 249,307 hectares of
irrigated land in the areas served by the agency, and over 1.27
billion cubic meters of irrigation water are planned to be provided
for these areas this year.
"As many as 62.7% of the water to be allocated will be directed
to the water supply of grain and fodder crops, and 37.3% to cotton
growing, melon growing, vegetable growing, perennial crops, and
backyard areas.
Irrigation infrastructure with a total length of 5,272
kilometers operates in Aghjabadi, Aghdam, Barda, Fuzuli, and Tartar
districts. 29 Water User Associations operate in these areas, and
these associations serve 78,147 water users in 256 villages,
covering 249,870 hectares of service area.
The state is taking important measures to form water resources,
build water infrastructure, and deliver irrigation water to
agricultural areas," he added.
