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Farm size and agricultural productivity in Azerbaijan: challenges and policy implications

Parviz Aliyev Fuad

parviz.aliyev@atm.gov.az

289 ­ ­ EN ­ ­ 47. July 2025 ­ ­­ ­ farm size agricultural productivity Azerbaijan wheat yields land consolidation irrigation precision agriculture rural development

This study examines the relationship between farm size and agricultural productivity in Azerbaijan, using data from the Electronic Agriculture Information System (EAIS) and Farm Data Monitoring System (FDMS). The analysis reveals that medium and large farms achieve higher wheat yields compared to smallholders, primarily due to better access to irrigation and mechanization. Regression results indicate that farm size and irrigation have statistically significant positive effects on productivity, while fertilizer use shows no significant impact. Policy implications highlight the moderate importance of optimizing existing land use through voluntary land consolidation, strategic irrigation investments, and the adoption of precision agriculture. The study contributes to the debate on optimal farm structures in transition economies and provides evidence-based recommendations for agricultural development in Azerbaijan.

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Ramil. Aliyev

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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Vusala. Nagiyeva

Azerbaijan Cooperation University

  Ph.D., docent  

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Lala. Jabbarlı

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Sabuhi. Eldarov

Research Institute of Plant Protection and Technical Plants

   

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Aligulu. Mehdiyev

Ph.D. student of Baku Engineering University

   

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Gamar. Ibrahimova

Special Constructor Technology Bureau of the National Aerocosmic Agency

   

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Turana. Mustafayeva

Ph.D. student of Western Caspian University

   

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Akif. Aghbabali

Baku State University

   

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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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Elnur. Alakbarov

Dissertant of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Maharram. Huseynov

Azerbaijan State Agricultural University

  prof, dr  

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Tarlan. Gorchiyeva

PhD student of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Ulker. Mammadova

Ph.D. student of the Azerbaijan Cooperation University

   

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Okiemua. Okoror

Department of Economics, University of Benin, Nigeria | Department of Economics, University of Reading, UK

   

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Bahruz. Nuriyev

Chief consultant in Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan Republic