Science and Innovation Day in Azerbaijan

An event on the role of science and innovation in ensuring food security was held 3 October 2023 at Azerbaijan State Agrarian University in Ganja, as part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Science and Innovation Week for Europe and Central Asia. The event was jointly organized by the FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan State Agrarian University.

Organizers

FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan State Agrarian University

Working language

Azerbaijani

Location

Azerbaijan State Agrarian University, Ganja, Azerbaijan

Agenda

11.10 – 11.20: Welcoming remarks

Mr Zafar Gurbanov, Rector of Azerbaijan State Agrarian University

Ms Aynur Seidyusif, Partnership and Operations Specialist at FAO Azerbaijan

Mr Jafar Maharramov, Deputy Chairman, Agrarian Services Agency

11.20 – 11.30: Keynote lecture 1

Mr Elton Abdurrahmanov, Director, Centre for Artificial Insemination

11.30 – 12.00: Panel discussion 1

How science and innovation can contribute to sustainable animal livestock in Azerbaijan: Artificial insemination and embryo transfers.

Panellists:

Mr Ramin Abbasov, Deputy Director of the Republican Artificial Insemination Centre

Mr Sinan Velizade, Senior Lecturer at Azerbaijan State Agricultural University

Mr Jeyhun Ibrahimov, Head of Plant Protection and Fumigation Centre, Agrarian Service Agency

12.10 – 12.40: Panel discussion 2

Integrated pest management and fumigation: an essential food security component.

Panellists:

Assoc. Prof. Huseynov Kazim, University Associate Professor of Plant Protection Department at Azerbaijan State Agricultural University

Mr Yagub Safarli, Plant Protection and Fumigation Centre

12.40 – 13.00: Question and answer session

13.00 – 13.05: Closing remarks and the road ahead