Strawberry festival in Azerbaijan will become an annual event

Published Jun 9, 2022

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Azerbaijan hosted its first strawberry festival in Jalilabad, which became a significant gastronomic event, bringing together local communities and experts in the industry. The festival highlighted the country's growth in strawberry production, thanks to USAID's support, which has transformed Azerbaijan into a major strawberry producer, ranking among the top 30 globally. The event was marked by culinary competitions, children's activities, and entertainment, and has been decided to be an annual occurrence. In the past year and a half, Azerbaijan has seen a doubling of its strawberry exports, primarily to Russia, with some shipments to Kazakhstan and the UAE, showcasing the country's increasing involvement in the international berry market.

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According to EastFruit with reference to Zerkalo, Jalilabad hosted the first strawberry (strawberry) festival in Azerbaijan. The festival brought together participants and guests from Baku and other cities of Azerbaijan. The territory where the festival town was laid out was very crowded. Numerous stalls offered to try and buy a wide variety of garden strawberries, Azeri Home Chef cooks competed in the competition for the best strawberry dish or dessert, schoolchildren competed in a chess tournament. In addition, the festival hosted many entertainment events and a large concert program. The holiday was so successful that the local authorities decided to hold a strawberry festival every year. Traditionally, on the last weekend of May, Jalilabad will delight residents of the regions and the capital with a new gastronomic holiday. Strawberry producers supported by USAID, the US Agency for International Development, also participated in the festival. USAID support helped local growers ...

Source: Eastfruit