The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations with the assistance of the Ministry of Agriculture is working on the consolidation of small share of agricultural land.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the project consists of three components. It is envisaged to analyze and improve land legislation. In the second phase a national strategy will be developed for the consolidation of small agricultural producers. Already at the third and final stage will be a pilot project for the consolidation of agricultural land.
Land reform in Azerbaijan was carried out in 1995-1996, which resulted in the land ownership by more than 830 thousand families. Experts note that the process of creating farms in Azerbaijan has been slow, which leads to low productivity, increased the degree of poverty in rural areas.
In December 2015 the Parliament adopted in first reading the draft law On Agricultural Cooperation. The document provides for the adoption of incentives for the creation of cooperatives for agricultural production, storage, processing, lending, etc.
Since 2011, the Government also carries out a complex of measures on creation of private farms with the use of public lands. ----08D
Economics
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A detailed review of legislative norms and e-government services across various business environment domains has been prepared and published by the working group of the Business Environment and International Ratings Commission, focusing on electricity network connections.
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The draft law "On Amendments to the Tax Code," adopted in its third reading, provides for tax exemptions on the sale of locally manufactured buses in Azerbaijan and the supply of spare parts for these vehicles. This was reported by the Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy, explaining that the government's initiative aims to support business development in the country by reducing the tax burden. The exemption will come into effect on January 1, 2025, and will remain valid for eight years.
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On 21 December, Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit met with Azerbaijani Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev at the Russian Ministry of Transport.
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Hundreds of trucks are stuck in the Kazakh port of Kuryk, facing delays for several days while waiting for ferry transport to Azerbaijan, the Azakhstan portal reports lada.kz. The backlog is due to a combination of reduced ferry availability, adverse weather conditions, and an influx of cargo rerouted because of expanded sanctions on Russia.
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