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Ensuring food security, the likelihood of the impact of global economic processes on Azerbaijan, the principle of the authorities not to back down, and the impact on panic are the topics of today's media.
The newspaper Azerbaijan writes that the main condition for food security is an increase in local production. Since 2001, state programs, road maps, and the Food Safety Agency have been implemented in Azerbaijan.
Thanks to measures to increase agricultural production, the need for food in some areas is satisfied by 87-90%, and in others completely.
In 2019, compared with 2018, agricultural production increased by 7.2%, including in livestock - by 3.5%, in crop production - by 11.7%.
The site Azadliqinfo discusses the position of the authorities - “not to retreat” and the consequences of this policy. Nevertheless, the youth’s activity and principled position oppose the position of the authorities.
Thousands of trolls, repressions against the media and political activists could not change public opinion in favor of the authorities.
The Modern.az website is discussing with an expert Samir Aliyev a drop in oil prices due to the coronavirus. The expert notes that the devaluation of 2015 could be repeated. He also notes that on March 4, 2020, the term for full deposit insurance ended. The expert considers it important to extend this period for another year. The expert also notes that in connection with the coronavirus, oil on the world market fell from 68 to 51 dollars. If the problem with the virus is not resolved, the price of oil will fall. For oil-dependent Azerbaijan, this is undesirable, as the 2015 crisis situation could be repeated.
The website Ekonevs.az discusses the situation with the manat with an expert Gubad Ibadoglu. In view of the current economic situation, it will be increasingly difficult to maintain the manat rate. Against the background of weakening foreign trade, a decrease in foreign exchange earnings, another devaluation is very likely, the expert said.
The website Müsavat.com is worried about the mental state of the country's citizens in connection with the coronavirus. The author notes that in any extreme situation one cannot panic and succumb to provocations.
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- 3 March 2020 11:29
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An online meeting of civil society activists focused on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, convened on the initiative of the Justice Solidarity Committee, highlighted significant concerns over the detention of journalists, political activists, and opponents of the war. The gathering, held on August 30, coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Missing and underscored the ongoing challenges facing both Azerbaijani and Armenian societies in the wake of the Karabakh conflicts.
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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