BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 31. The production of competitive agriculture products is a priority for the development of Azerbaijan's economy, said Azerbaijan's Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sarvan Jafarov during the National Forum on Agrarian Consultation, TurkicWorld reports.

According to him, the growth of agricultural products amounted to 27 percent by the end of 2022.

"In addition, it is expected to expand irrigation fields from 50 to 200 hectares. We attach priority to the development of innovations and the use of technologies in the agricultural sector," he said.

Jafarov noted that there is large-scale work underway on the digitalization of public services for farmers.

"Their number today exceeds 600,000. They have already widely started using a number of our electronic services, in particular, insurance services," he said.

The deputy minister noted that to achieve the objectives of the agricultural development strategy, the ministry cooperates closely with the EU and other international organizations.

"On the part of FAO, we are implementing a project to strengthen the consultation of the agricultural service. Joint work in this direction will continue in the future," he added.