http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/en/ This presentation was presented during the Eurasian Soil Partnership workshop that was held on 29 February - 02 March 2016 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and it was made by Yagub Guliyev.

1. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
SECURITY IN AZERBAIJAN
Yagub Guliyev
Agrarian Science and
Information Advisory
Center
Bishkek, 29 February-02 March, 2016

2. The Republic of Azerbaijan
 Territory: 86.6
thousand kv.km.
 Population: 9.6
million
 Rural population:
48%.
Ermənistan
Respublikas
ı Xəzər
dənizi
Rusiya
Fedrasiyası
Gürcüstan
Respublikası
İran İslam
Respublikası

3. Indicators Thousand
ha
%
Total area 8664.0 100,0
Agricultural lands 4769.7 55,02
Including, crop area 1885.6 38.65
Hayfields 117.5 2.46
Pastures 2537.7 52.20
Perennial crops 233.5 5.82
Long- fallow 41.5 0.87

4. Population and territory
Year
Population,
1000 person
Territory,
1000
km2
Agricultural
lands, 1000
ha
Per capita
agricultural
land, ha
Cultivated
landi, 1000
ha
1990
7218,5 86,6 4382,9 0,61 1589,0
2005
8553,1 86,6 4758,6 0,56 1797,6
2010
9111,1 86,6 4766,8 0,52 1842,7
2014
9593,0 86,6 4769,7 0,50 1885,6

5. Crops 2005 2010 2014
Cereals 2126,7 2383,3 2383,3
Cotton 196,6 38,2 41,0
Tobacco 7,1 3,2 2,9
Sugar beet 36,6 251,9 173,3
Potato 1083,1 953,7 819,3
Vegetable 1127,3 1189,5 1187,7
Melon crops 363,8 433,6 440,9
Fruits 625,7 729,5 850,8
Grape 79,7 129,5 147,7
Tea 0,74 0,54 0,47

6. Indicators 2000 2015 Actual in 2015 (%)
compared to 2000
Number of cattle 1961,4 2697,5 137,5
Including cow
Buffalo
1664,4
297,0
2445,2
252,3
146,9
84
Sheep and goat 5773,8 8645,4 149,7
Poultry 14711.1 28851,7 196,1
Meat (slaughtered) 153,6 291,2 189,5
Milk 1031,1 1855,8 179,9
Wool 10,9 16.8 154,1
Egg, mln 542,6 1562,7 288,0
Number, thousand head
Production indicators, thousand ton, 2014

7. Erosion of agricultural lands
Thous. ha %
Total agricultural lands 4.531,3 100
Suffering from erosion 3 470,8 76,6
Eroded lands 565,5 12,5
Weakly saline soils 152,9 3,4
Moderate saline soils 146,3 3,2
Severe saline soils 223,9 4,9
Contaminated soils more 30,0
Irrigated lands 1 438,8 100
Alkaline soils 661,9 46,6
Solonchak 480,2 33,8

8. Structure of agricultural lands, including eroded lands
Thous. ha %
Forests 1 037,8
Other lands 2 847,6
Agricultural lands 4 531,3 100
Cultivated lands 1 683,8 37,2
Perennials 163,3 3,6
Hayfields 110,6 2,4
Households 224,8 5,0
Pastures 2 573,2 56,8
Suffering from erosion 3 470,8 76,6
Eroded lands 565,5 12,5
Weak saline soils 152,9 3,4
Moderate saline soils 146,3 3,2
Severe saline soils 223,9 4,9
Irrigated lands 1 421,6 100
Alkaline soils 661,9 46,6
Solonchak 480,2 33,8

9. Crop area of cereals and food legumes
(thous. ha)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2014
Total cropped lands 1 327,9 1 326,3 1 323,9 1 499,9 1 705,4 1 613,8
Cereals and food
legumes
802,3 784,7 739,6 897,0 1 125,5 1001,4
Including
Winter cropped lands 753,4 735,5 684,3 831,9 1 061,0 935,8
Including:
Wheat 591,2 561,6 488,6 604,0 807,9 609,9
Barley 167,1 179,9 203,7 243,3 268,9 338,8
Maize 31,7 31,9 34,3 33,6 31,5 37,7
Paddy 2,3 1,2 1,1 1,3 1,7 1,1
Food legumes 9,4 9,8 10,8 12,0 11,7 12,2

10. Productivity of main crops (ton/ha)
2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Cereals 2,65 2,07 2,54 2,72 2,75 2,4
Cotton 1,75 1,27 1,55 1,95 1,93 1,79
Sugar beet 13,2 30,4 34,9 33,7 33,4 31,2
Sunflower 1,48 1,74 1,78 1,82 1,94 1,73
Potato 14,9 14,5 14,4 14,7 15,2 13,3
Vegetables 14,0 14,2 14,6 15,0 15,4 15,2
Melon crops 12,1 13,7 14,4 14,3 15,1 15,7
Fruits 7,39 7,06 7,17 7,38 7,43 7,20
Grape 61,8 7,47 8,15 7,86 7,89 7,25

11. Production of main animal products
2010 2014 %
Number of bovine animals
Livestock
cow and buffalo
sheep and goat
Pig
Animal products
Meat (in carcass weight,
thous.ton)
Milk (thousand ton)
Egg (million unit)
Fleece (natural weight,
th.ton)
2 582 400
1261446
8 404953
1000
244,9
1535,8
1178,6
15,6
2 703 000
1299231
8 645420
300
291,2
1 855,8
1 562,7
16.8
104,6
102,9
102,8
30
118,9
120,8
132,5
107,8

12. “State Program on Reliable Provision of
Population of Azerbaijan Republic with
Foodstuffs through 2008-2015”.».
 The main goal:
to ensure the population’s reliable food supply
Objectives:
-Increase domestic production of foodstuffs
-provision of the population with safe and quality foodstuff
- Risk management in provision of population with foodstuffs
- Institutional development in supply of foodstuffs and improve
facilities of entrepreneurs
- Pursue monetary and fiscal policy stimulating development of
food sector
- Implementation of appropriate tax policy to increase interest
of producers for production of foodstuffs

13. Other programs contributing to food security
State Program on poverty reduction and
economic development
The State Program on the development of
small and medium entrepreneurship in the
Azerbaijan Republic
The State Program on the social-economic
development in the regions

14. Strategic orientation of research activitiesStrategic orientation of research activities
 Increase productivity in agriculture
 Rational use of natural resources and biodiversity
 Improve social-economic studies
 Strengthening national programs

15. Thank you for your
attention!