BAKU, Azerbaijan - Residents of the Aghdam, Khojaly and Lachin districts have begun receiving two breeding cows each under a new package added to Azerbaijan’s state self-employment program.
The first participants received Simmental and Holstein cattle, according to information released by the State Employment Agency under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection.
More Than 1,100 Small Businesses Created
The agency said the self-employment program has helped 1,116 people resettled in areas returned to Azerbaijani control establish small businesses. Of those projects, 661 are in agriculture and 455 are in manufacturing and services.
The livestock package is intended to improve productivity and provide returning residents with a sustainable source of income. Each approved participant receives two purebred cows.
Distribution of program assets is expected to continue in the Khojavand and Aghdara districts in the coming days.
The program details were reported by Bizim.Media. The original Russian-language report is available from Vesti Baku.