AN ANALYSIS OF THE AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDY POLICY IN AZERBAIJAN

Agriculture only accounts for 5.5% of GDP but is important to reducing poverty, rural-urban migration and national food insecurity as 39 % of the country labour force is employed in agriculture. As a result of impressive economic growth in the previous decade due to the development of the oil secto...

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Autor principal: Ramil HÜSEYN
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Publicado: Fırat University 2021
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Sumario:Agriculture only accounts for 5.5% of GDP but is important to reducing poverty, rural-urban migration and national food insecurity as 39 % of the country labour force is employed in agriculture. As a result of impressive economic growth in the previous decade due to the development of the oil sector, poverty rates declined from 46% in 2002 to 6% in 2012. The average calorie intake decreased initially in the 1990s, but has made significant recovery and now only 5% of the population is estimated to be undernourished. Government is now giving priority to non-oil sectors, including agriculture, to