Regional consultations have been held in the Sheki-Zaqatala and Mil-Mughan economic regions to discuss the State Programme on the Development of Production and Processing of Agricultural, Fishery and Aquaculture Products in the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2026–2030. Organized by order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the events brought together responsible officials of the Presidential Administration, heads and representatives of relevant state bodies, local executive authorities, farmers, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders.

The consultation covering the Sheki-Zaqatala economic region was held in Qakh district and was attended by Shahmar Movsumov, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Head of the Department of Economic Affairs and Innovative Development Policy of the Presidential Administration; Zaur Aliyev, Deputy Minister of Agriculture; Vuqar Karimov, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources; Khayyam Mammadov, First Deputy Chairman of the Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency; and other officials. The event featured discussions on the current state, development prospects, and key challenges in fruit growing, tobacco farming, grain production, and animal husbandry across the Balakan, Qakh, Qabala, Oghuz, Sheki, and Zaqatala districts.

The consultation for the Mil-Mughan economic region was held in the city of Saatli and featured presentations by Natiq Amirov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Ilhama Qadimova, Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Rauf Hajiyev, and Zakir Quliyev, Chairman of the Regional Water Reclamation Service of the Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency, along with other officials, on the measures envisaged under the State Programme. Participants exchanged views on the development prospects, existing potential, and forthcoming tasks in cotton growing, grain production, animal husbandry, and poultry farming across the Beylaqan, Imishli, Saatli, and Sabirabad districts.

Representatives of the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication (CAERC) also took part in the events. Elnur Alakbarov, Head of the Economic Analysis Department, attended the Sheki-Zaqatala consultation, while Baghish Ahmadov, Adviser to the Executive Director of CAERC, participated in the Mil-Mughan session.

It should be noted that regional consultations on agricultural development priorities for 2026–2030 have previously been held in the Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur, Ganja-Dashkasan, Central Aran, Mountainous Shirvan, Absheron-Khizi, Quba-Khachmaz, Karabakh, Lankaran-Astara, Qazakh-Tovuz, Shirvan-Salyan, and Nakhchivan economic regions.