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The role of agricultural cooperatives in enhancing access to inputs for smallholder farmers in Azerbaijan

Anar Azimov Farman

a.azimov@axa.gov.az

4009 ­ ­ AZ ­ ­ 46. December 2024 ­ ­­ ­ agricultural cooperatives farmers access to inputs sustainable agriculture development

This article investigates the pivotal role of agricultural cooperatives in enhancing access to essential inputs for smallholder farmers in Azerbaijan. Smallholder farmers often face significant barriers in obtaining quality seeds, fertilizers, and equipment due to high costs and fragmented supply chains. Agricultural cooperatives offer a collective approach to these challenges, providing benefits such as economies of scale, improved access to quality inputs, financial support, technical assistance, and better market access. Despite their advantages, cooperatives in Azerbaijan face challenges, including limited access to finance, weak institutional support, capacity constraints, and a fragmented farmer base. The article concludes with recommendations to strengthen cooperatives through supportive legal frameworks, enhanced financial access, capacity building, and publicprivate partnerships, aiming to promote sustainable agricultural development and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Azerbaijan.

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Rovshan. Guliyev

Azerbaijan State Economic University (UNEC)

  prof, dr  

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Islam. Ibrahimov

Baku Business University

  prof, dr  

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Rasul. Balayev

Azerbaijan State University of Economics, professor

  prof, dr  

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Aykhan. Gadashov

Head of the portal azexport.az Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Ismayil. Kheyirkhabarov

Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

  Ph.D., docent  

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Talib. Huseynov

PhD student of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Abdulrahim. Dadashov

Ph.D. candidate of UNEC, Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Jubril. Animashaun

Department of Economics, The University of Manchester, UK / Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ilorin, Nigeria

   

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Turaj. Musayev

Agricultural Economics Research Center, leading specialist

   

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Boyukxanum. Abdulkarim

Baku State University

   

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Gabil. Kazimov

Research Institute of Crop Husbandry

   

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Leyla. Hajiyeva

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Faig. Huseynov

Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

   

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. Hikmat

Ph.D. in agrarian sciences, docent H.N. Nasibov

   

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Hagar. Namazova

Ph.D. candidate of the Azerbaijan State Economic University (UNEC)

   

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Ramil. Aliyev

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center