15:53 - 23.10.2026

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October 23, Fineko/abc.az. In Azerbaijan, a large number of workers are employed in the agricultural sector, but the added value they create is 3.4-fold lower than the national average.

MP Vyugar Bayramov made the above-said statement, when delivering speech at today's Milli Majlis plenary session.

He noted that currently 37% of the employed population of Azerbaijan are working in the agricultural sector, but the share of this industry in GDP is only 5.9%.

"In 2025, the agricultural sector produced output for 14.12 billion manats. For comparison, I would like to note that with the average value added created by one employee in the country at the level of 25,800 manats in the agricultural sector, this figure is 7,675 manats. In other words, the value added created by one person employed in the agricultural sector is nearly 3.4-fold lower than the national average. This difference indicates the need to increase labor productivity and increase value added in the agricultural sector," he said.

Bayramov stressed that instead of the Bill on Agricultural Sector it would be more expedient to develop an Agrarian Code.

"Considering that the process of codification of legislation is currently underway in the world, development of a unified code in the agricultural sector of Azerbaijan seems more appropriate. In addition, if, in connection with the adoption of a new law, it is planned to repeal a number of existing laws, combining the relevant norms in a single code would be a more systematic approach," the MP said.

Bayramov also emphasized that one of the main criteria for granting subsidies in the country at present is the use of modern irrigation systems.

"At that, the legislation provides for consideration of the consolidation of acreage when providing subsidies. For example, if we consider the subsidy structure, farms growing grain crops, including wheat and barley, receive a subsidy of 400 manats per hectare. At the same time, two coefficients are used," he explained.