Minister Babayev: 46 percent of total employment is in agriculture

By Qabil Ashirov 

In Azerbaijan, 46 percent of total employment is in agriculture. The issues of sustainable transformation and transition are important here, Azernews reports, citing the Ecology and Natural Resources Minister, President of COP29 Mukhtar Babayev, as he told at the official opening of the Food, Agriculture and Water Day, launching the Baku Harmony Climate Initiative for Farmers within COP29: empowering farmers for climate resilience.

He emphasized that the main goal is to implement agricultural transformation at a high level and work together.

"Thanks to this initiative, cooperation will be strengthened, the flow of investments into the agricultural sector will increase, and private banks will also be involved here. Another main goal is to strengthen farmers, especially women farmers," he added.

According to him, there are many emissions and wastes in the field of agriculture by farmers.

"Each of us must ensure food security. Women farmers have a great role to play in strengthening climate resilience. I invite farmer groups to join this initiative," he said.