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FAO in Azerbaijan presents the webinar



Strengthening of Agricultural Advisory Services in Azerbaijan

- Side event of the FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2022 -



14 October 2022

 From 08:00 to 9:30 CET (Rome)
(10:00 to 11.30 GMT+4, Baku)




To register, please click HERE<https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K0E8W9zCQdyiWKLWX_zUaQ>





As part of its efforts to diversify the economy, the priority of the Government of Azerbaijan is stimulating growth of agricultural sector. To this end, a project funded by the European Union and implemented by FAO is supporting development of an agricultural advisory services system that is well-coordinated, demand-driven and that facilitates innovations through stakeholder networks of knowledge exchange, collaborations, and partnerships as to be better able to respond to current and future challenges in the agricultural sector and ultimately improve rural livelihoods while protecting and enhancing the natural environment. Discussions will be held as to how the transformations of the Azerbaijani advisory service system initiated by the project can be further sustained and scaled up.



The event will be held in English. Interpretation in Azerbaijani will be available.





AGENDA



OPENING SESSION

Mrs. Ilhama Gadimova, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, the Republic of Azerbaijan

Mrs. Melek Cakmak, FAO representative, FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in the Republic of Azerbaijan

Mr. Victor Giner, Acting Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation in the Republic of Azerbaijan



PANEL SESSION: EVIDENCE-BASED AAS POLICY FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

Moderator Mrs. Nevena Alexandrova-Stefanova, Agricultural Extension Officer, Office of Innovation, FAO



Data-driven AAS policy formulation | Mr. Ciaran Gannon, International Expert on Innovation and Collaborative Networks, FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in Republic of Azerbaijan

An approach to financing the agricultural advisory service system in Azerbaijan | Mr. Eugen Chiabur, International Project Coordinator, FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in the Republic of Azerbaijan

Facilitating innovations in agricultural sector | Mrs. Simona Cristiano, International Expert on Monitoring and Evaluation of AAS systems and Interactive Innovation, FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in the Republic of Azerbaijan

Role of Agrarian Training Centre in AAS policy implementation | Mr. Anar Azimov, Deputy Chairman, Agrarian Services Agency, the Republic of Azerbaijan



PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator Mrs. Nevena Alexandrova-Stefanova, Agricultural Extension Officer, Office of Innovation, FAO



CLOSING REMARKS

Mr. Bariz Mehdiyev, Assistant FAO Representative, FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in Republic of Azerbaijan





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PDF invite: www.fao.org/3/cc2284en/cc2284en.pdf<http://www.fao.org/3/cc2284en/cc2284en.pdf>



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