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Smart farming and main directions of the innovation policy

Mehman Rzayev Agarza, doctor of agrarian sciences

rzayevm@yahoo.com

30376 ­ ­ EN ­ ­ 33. July 2020 ­ ­­ ­ smart farming climate change new technologies irrigation state program subsidy policy agro-park institutional structure innovation industrial park

This article considers current status and development trends for the smart farming technologies in the context of urgency increasing of the efficiency of the agriculture under the scarcity of land and water resources and on-going climate change in Azerbaijan Republic. The current development of smart farming in the country have been analyzed by the reviewing of agriculture practices, including state measures, subsidy policies, investment promotions and institutional structures. Based on these analyses, recommendations for the enlargement of smart farming technologies applications in national agriculture have been elaborated. It is recommended that this policy is supported in four directions, including widespread use of innovative smart farming technologies, improvement of irrigation and land reclamation infrastructure; development and application of alternative energy sources in agriculture; application of precise farming solutions for high crop productivity in combination with land, water and energy-saving technologies and development of post-harvesting and food processing infrastructure.

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Khaliq. Ghafarli

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Firdovsi. Fikratzade

Doctoral student at the Institute for Scientific Research on Economic Reforms

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Jalal. Safarov

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Zakir. Guliyev

Baku Business University

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Rena. Musayeva

Department of “Economic Regulation” of 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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Isak. Hasanov

Head of Shamkir Support Point

   

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Sarvan. Jafarov

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Yusif. Abayev

Ph.D. student of the İnstitute of Economics of ANAS

   

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Abrehet. Mehari

Lecturer in Ethiopia Civil Service University, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa; Ph.D. candidate in Azerbaijan State University of Economics

   

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Akram. Hasanzada

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Saadat. Hajiyeva

Agricultural Economics Research Center, Deputy director

   

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Aligulu. Mehdiyev

Ph.D. student of Baku Engineering University

   

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Farman. Karimov

Research Institute of Plant Protection and Technical Plants

   

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Bagish. Ahmadov

Deputy Director of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Gulsum. Badirzade

Ph.D. student of the Azerbaijan Cooperation University