Catalyzing the efficiency and sustainability of Azerbaijan’s hazelnut sector

FAO

Catalyzing the efficiency and sustainability of Azerbaijan’s hazelnut sector

FAO Azerbaijan Partnership Programme

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 6p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) The project entitled “Catalyzing the efficiency and sustainability of Azerbaijan’s hazelnut sector” (HAZER) is implemented under the FAO-Azerbaijan Partnership Programme (FAPP) by the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with an objective of empowering smallholder farmers to adopt Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to improve the production efficiency of hazelnut, with adapted mechanization technologies and services, and to increase the quality of nuts produced, with a specific focus on reducing the risk of aflatoxin contamination. The beneficiaries of the project are the actors in the hazelnut value chain, including producers, processors, and exporters. The fundamental objective of laying down GAP standards is to improve the hazelnut crop management system and enhance the capacity of farmers and agriculture specialists on quality and safety requirements, leading to increased production, sustainable incomes, social equity, and environmental protection.

Language English

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Azerbaijan’s agriculture sector is vital to the economy and hazelnuts represent a valuable product. In recent years, the hazelnut sector has shown a significant increase in production areas, but the dominating traditional, low-mechanized practices have hindered the increase in production yields and volumes. Another issue is the risk of aflatoxin contamination, which reduces the quality of hazelnuts and poses serious health risks. Governmental programmes are currently aiming to promote intensified production, support the mechanization of the sector, and provide solutions to the aflatoxin problem. The hazelnut value chain can also be a source of bioenergy, by utilizing the shells, husks, and pruning residues generated along the chain. To promote the development of sustainable pathways for the utilization of these residues, it is vital to assess their availability, as well as the viability of their conversion for specific energy needs. The report aims to evaluate the potential to produce sustainable bioenergy from the residues generated along the hazelnut value chain in Azerbaijan. A techno-economic assessment of the possible bioenergy pathways considered viable in the country’s context was conducted, based on the available volumes of hazelnut residues that can be mobilized. Moreover, the potential of using renewable energy interventions to tackle aflatoxin contamination along the value chain was assessed. Estimates of the level of investment required to scale up the identified technologies are also provided, as are the potential greenhouse gas emissions reductions that might be achieved by deploying the identified technologies.
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet
Azərbaycanda fındıqçılıq sahəsində səmərəliliyin və dayanıqlılığın sürətləndirilməsi
FAO Azərbaycan Tərəfdaşlıq Proqramı
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“Azərbaycanda fındıqçılıq sahəsində səmərəliliyin və dayanıqlılığın sürətləndirilməsi - HAZER” layihəsi FAO-Azərbaycan Tərəfdaşlıq Proqramı çərçivəsində 1 iyun 2020-ci il tarixindən etibarən BMT-nin Ərzaq və Kənd Təsərrüfatı Təşkilatı (FAO) tərəfindən Azərbaycan Respublikasının Kənd Təsərrüfatı Nazirliyi ilə birgə həyata keçirilir. Layihənin əsas məqsədi mexanikləşdirmə texnologiyalarından istifadə etməklə fındıq istehsalının effektivliyini artırmaq və aflatoksin maddəsinin mövcudluğu riskinin azaldılmasına xüsusi diqqət yetirməklə, istehsal edilmiş fındığın keyfiyyətini yüksəltmək üçün fermerlərə Qabaqcıl Kənd Təsərrüfatı Təcrübələrini (GAP) tətbiq etmək imkanı yaratmaqdır.
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