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Smart farming and main directions of the innovation policy

Mehman Rzayev Agarza, doctor of agrarian sciences

rzayevm@yahoo.com

23781 ­ ­ 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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Okiemua. Okoror

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

   

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Vahid. Amrahov

Azerbaijan State Agricultural University

  Ph.D., docent  

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Namig. Shalbuzov

Deputy Director of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Fuad. Ibrahimov

Economic issues expert of the Center for Socio-Economic and Ecological Research Public Union

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Lala. Jabbarlı

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Vuqar. Namazov

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

   

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Nizami. Gafarov

Doctor of Science Program of Agro Researches Center

  Ph.D., docent  

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Turaj. Musayev

Agricultural Economics Research Center, leading specialist

   

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Tahmina. Safarli

Ph.D. student of the Baku State University

   

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Savalan. Seyfaddinov

Senior researcher at the Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

  Ph.D. in Agrarian Sciences  

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Shovkat. Yusufova

Azerbaijan Cooperation University

  Ph.D., docent  

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Esmira. Latifova

Director Adviser, Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Kamala. Sadygova

Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Institute of Dendrology

  researcher  

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Samir. Maharramov

Doctoral student of the Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University

   

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Galib. Sharifov

Member of the working group on the implementation of ISO standards of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Javad. Gojamanov

Ph.D. student of Baku State University