Dost Agropark, a sensible agriculture village venture launched by Turkish and Azerbaijani buyers in Azerbaijan, has contributed massively to agriculture and animal husbandry within the Karabakh and East Zangezur areas.
The base of the venture, which is the primary funding by the personal sector within the area, was laid by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on Oct. 26, 2021. Its first section was launched in 2022.
Dost Agropark Zengilan Smart Agriculture Village has revived the agriculture sector within the Karabakh and Zangezur areas with beforehand unused lands in Zangilan and Qubadli areas cultivated for wheat, barley and corn manufacturing.
Additionally, the venture has accelerated livestock actions by way of pasture-based breeding. As a part of the initiative, 6,000 Angus cattle, beforehand saved on the campus in Zangilan, have been relocated to the pastures in Lachin.
These animals will stay in herds of their pure ecosystems for a interval of six months in East Zangezur.
The method goals to guard pure assets, promote high-efficiency livestock, and guarantee sustainability of animal husbandry within the area.
Dost Agropark focuses on sensible agriculture applied sciences, zero waste practices, renewable vitality, and sustainable agricultural strategies. The venture prioritizes the preservation of nature and the atmosphere because it adheres to halal meals rules.
After all of the phases are accomplished, the venture is predicted to supply jobs for 500 individuals. It goals to contribute to the meals safety of each Türkiye and Azerbaijan.
Agriculture and livestock actions at Dost Agropark are carried out by way of fashionable strategies below the supervision of skilled veterinarians and agricultural engineers.
The lands of Azerbaijan that lay idle throughout Armenia’s occupation have been reclaimed for agriculture following the top of the occupation in 2020. Various corporations have initiated agricultural operations on the demined lands beforehand occupied by Armenian forces.
Relations between the 2 former Soviet republics have been tense since 1991, when the Armenian army occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory internationally acknowledged as a part of Azerbaijan, and 7 adjoining areas.
In the autumn of 2020, Azerbaijan liberated a number of cities, villages, and settlements from Armenian occupation after 44 days of intense preventing that ended with a Russian-brokered peace settlement.
Dost Agropark is actively utilizing up to date strategies for wheat, barley and corn cultivation within the areas of Zangilan and Qubadli.
In May 2022, Aliyev mentioned Dost Agropark Smart Agriculture Village will set an instance for agricultural parks to be established in different areas liberated from occupation.
“The first agro-park within the liberated areas is being established in Zangilan district. Last 12 months, along with my brother, President of the Republic of Türkiye, we laid the inspiration of an agro-park referred to as ‘DOST Agro-park.’
“I was recently updated about the agro-park. I am very delighted that everything is going according to plan. This will be the first and exemplary agro-park. I am sure that there will be a large number of agro-parks in liberated lands-just as industrial estates are being established in both Jabrayil and Aghdam districts,” mentioned the Azerbaijani President.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
