On May 5, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, and their daughter Leyla Aliyeva visited the 19th Azerbaijan International Agricultural Exhibition and Forum – Caspian Agro Week – and the 31st Azerbaijan International Food Industry Exhibition – InterFood Azerbaijan – at the Baku Expo Center. Minister of Agriculture Majnun Mammadov briefed the head of state and the First Lady on the exhibitions.
He noted that the geography of the exhibitions has expanded further this year, with 447 companies from 45 countries participating. For the first time, Brazil, Ethiopia, and Northern Cyprus are represented with national pavilions. In total, the exhibitions feature national stands from Germany, Belarus, Brazil, South Korea, Georgia, Italy, Indonesia, and the Netherlands.
The head of state and the First Lady viewed the stand of Azersun Holding. Operating on the "farm-to-table" principle, the company produces high-quality agricultural products using modern equipment and innovative solutions. Azersun Holding's activities provide permanent and seasonal employment for tens of thousands of people in the regions.
Azera Holding, which has nearly 20 years of experience, unites leading agricultural companies specializing in crop farming, livestock, and fishing. With some of the largest greenhouse complexes in the Caucasus, the holding also successfully implements extensive farming projects in the liberated territories. Fruitland, a subsidiary of the holding, grows nearly 1,000 tons of bananas annually, a first for Azerbaijan, in the greenhouses of Agroland and BinaAgro, which cover an area of approximately 200 hectares.
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