Azerbaijan calls for an integrated approach to pomegranate cultivation

Azerbaijan has suitable conditions for growing pomegranates, so the country can grow them in sufficient quantities both for the domestic market and for export. But this year the cost of pomegranates does not please buyers, starting at an average of 1.5 per kilogram. In some retail outlets the price reaches 5-6, or even 8 manats per kilogram. What is the reason for such prices? Chairman of the Center for Research on Sustainable Development Nariman Agayev told Zerkalo.az that this year the pomegranate yield has sharply decreased due to rainy weather. The climate is changing and not always in a direction favorable for agriculture. Scarcity leads to higher prices. According to him, there is also such a thing as a micromonopoly, and if there is a lot of fruit, then the price for them will fall, which is not beneficial for everyone. “We need to increase the area under pomegranate orchards and their productivity, and this requires comprehensive measures, including the purchase of good ...