Support provided to 5 agrotouristic farms for 2024

17:30 - 21.01.2025


January 21, Fineko/abc.az. In 2024, 203 farmers were trained in Azerbaijan as part of project ‘From Town to Village’, and 5 agrotouristic farms were supported, ABC.AZ reports, referring to the Ministry of Agriculture.

As part of the project aimed at developing agrotourism and creating additional sources of income for farm owners, 12 farms were evaluated in Masalli, Kurdemir, Lerik, Lankaran, Guba, Shamkir and Gusar districts.

Landscaping of two farms has been completed in Ismayilli and Masalli, support has been provided to three farms in Shabran, Guba and Astara, 8 agrotours for tourists have been created, an information tour has been organized for representatives of 19 travel companies in order to expand the sales network of agrotours, presentations have been held for representatives of 91 companies.

During the year, presentations were held for 107 farmers in Lerik, Bilasuvar, Gedabey, Tovuz, and Dashkesan districts to raise awareness among farm owners about project ‘From Town to Village’. In addition, another 203 farm owners were involved in training in the basics of agrotourism, labeling and labeling of food products.