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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

6200 ­ ­ AZ ­ ­ 46. December 2024 ­ ­­ ­ agricultural cooperatives farmers access to inputs sustainable agriculture development

 

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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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Akif. Aghbabali

Baku State University

   

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Vusala. Nagiyeva

Azerbaijan Cooperation University

  Ph.D., docent  

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Ceyran. Babirova

Ph.D. student Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

   

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Andriy. Popovych

Instytut Ekonomiki Rolnictwa i Gospodarki Żywnościowej, Warszawa, Polska / Agricultural and Food Economics State Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland

  Ph.D.  

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Fuad. Rzayev

Ph.D. student of the Azerbaijan Technical University

   

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Abbas. Safarov

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Nazrin. Ramazanova

Master of Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

   

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Boyukxanum. Abdulkarim

Baku State University

   

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Turaj. Musayev

Agricultural Economics Research Center, leading specialist

   

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Yusif. Humbatov

Azerbaijan University of Technology

   

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Vuqar. Namazov

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

   

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Parviz. Aliyev

Chief of department, Agricultural Research Center
Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Расим. Алиев

Chief economist, Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Sadi. Ismayilov

Assistant director of Beylagan RASIC

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Yunus. Sadigov

Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Lead Researcher

  Ph.D., docent  

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Nigar. Gasimova

Agricultural Research Center, senior specialist