Azerbaijan expands olive and walnut production in liberated territories

President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan inspected the Aghdam Olive Enterprise in the Aghdam region of Azerbaijan.

During the visit, Ruslan Sadikhov, the director of Agroinkishaf 2017 LLC, explained how the company began preparing the land in December 2020 after clearing mines and unexploded weapons from areas recently freed from occupation. The enterprise established an olive orchard across 1,150 hectares and planted more than 700,000 trees.

The company aims to produce 10,000 tonnes of olives or 2,000 tonnes of olive oil each year. Infrastructure improvements include a 3,690-meter repaired road, temporary irrigation canals, and a 10-hectare forest plantation. Aliyev also received updates on the walnut industry in the Shaki and Oghuz districts. Agroinkishaf 2017 LLC is developing high-density walnut orchards to lower imports and increase exports to countries like Türkiye, Georgia, Russia, and Italy.

The company commissioned a processing plant in Oghuz with an annual capacity of 10,000 tonnes.