President Ilham Aliyev: In the next two or three years, we should provide ourselves with staple food products

Baku, April 28 (AzerTAc). “We are currently seriously dealing with food security issues. As you know, there was a single economic complex in Soviet times. These issues were regulated by the Soviet government. In the period of independence, we face difficulties connected with food due to natural disasters in some cases and should solve our food security issues through domestic means. Work is being carried out in this direction,” President Ilham Aliyev said at the annual general assembly of the National Academy of Sciences.
The Head of State noted “support for the development of entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan, the allocation of loans and the development of the private sector – all these issues aim to ensure our food security in full. I believe that in the next two or three years, we should provide ourselves with staple food products and at the same time, create strong export potential. Therefore, the development of agrarian sciences and their combination with economic development are of special importance.”
President Ilham Aliyev expressed belief that “specific steps should be taken to establish an agrarian sector at the National Academy of Sciences. This sector should be created without wasting time and start working actively. Thus, if these issues are resolved, I believe that they will give a strong impetus to the development of Azerbaijani science because orders will be placed. Government agencies and the private sector should place orders. Our scientists will be working on the basis of these orders. If we take into account that the Azerbaijani state will continue to support the development of science, we will thus be able to secure the development of science.”