Environmental and Social Management Framework (esmf)

Breakdown of Economic Activity by Sector	Agriculture	Industry
Services
Employment by Sector (in % of Total Employment)	37.5	13.9	48.5
Value Added (in % of GDP)	5.6	49.6	37.5
Value Added (Annual % Change)	4.7	-3.8	-1.9

100. 
     The Azerbaijani government plays an active role in development of agriculture. For this purpose, it applies various measures including import substitution, tax exemptions and subsidies of machinery (combines, tractors, harvesters, and irrigation equipment), pesticides and fertilizers. Land improvement, support and development of rural infrastructure, development of villages and improvement of agricultural management are considered to be part of government support in agricultural sector. As a result of these promotions, government of Azerbaijan aims to increase productivity, technical and technological renewal, growth and diversification of agricultural exports, efficient organization of state support, improvement of the mechanism for subsidizing, development of large farms, provision of support to small farms, etc.
     
101. 
     There are favorable soil-climate conditions for the development of agriculture in Azerbaijan. There are 0.2 hectares of land per capital in the country.
     
102. 
     In Azerbaijan agriculture, plant-growing developed more than animal husbandry. 61% of agricultural products belong to plant growing, and 39% goes to animal husbandry. Plant-growing developed more than animal husbandry due to the large cultivable lands and high total active temperature in Azerbaijan plains.
     
103. 
     The agriculture in Azerbaijan has two broad fields-plant growing and animal husbandry.
     
104. 
     Plant growing. Favorable climatic conditions, land cover allow for planting various types of plants in Azerbaijan. Especially cotton-growing, vegetable-growing, tobacco-growing, and vine-growing are the most specialized field of Azerbaijan culture and meet the domestic demand of Azerbaijan.
     
105. 
     Khachmaz, Lenkeran and partly Aran and Absheron regions are specialized on vegetable-growing. Khachmaz is specialized on the slow-growing, Lenkeran on fast-growing vegetables. A great amount of vegetables are grown in the hothouses near Gandja city. In recent years, the fields of cabbage are enlarged in Agdash.
     
106. 
     Melon-growing is highly developed in Aran, Absheron and Lenkeran region of Azerbaijan. Kurdemir is famous for its melons, Sabirabad and Zire for their watermelons.
     
107. 
     Potatoes are grown without irrigation in Gedebey, Tovuz, Shemkir, partially in Dashkesen, Khanlar and Qusar regions of Azerbaijan. Domestic potatoes do not meet the demands of population and is additionally purchased from abroad.
     
108.