Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree establishing the Zangilan Agropark across the Zangilan and Gubadli districts, with a total of 1,588.7 hectares (3,925 acres) to be allocated to the project.
The agropark will produce, process, package, store, sort and sell competitive agricultural products using modern technologies, Vesti Baku reported.
The Economic Zones Development Agency under the Economy Ministry will organize, manage and develop the site. An initial 500,000 manats, or about $294,100, has been allocated from the presidential reserve fund to design its internal and external infrastructure.
The Cabinet of Ministers has two months to transfer 1,424.55 hectares near the city of Zangilan and 164.15 hectares near the village of Tatar in Gubadli district to the agency for permanent use, with the right to lease the land.
The Economy Ministry has also been instructed to identify priority areas for agricultural production and processing within two months. It will consider proposals from the president’s special representative for the Jabrayil, Gubadli and Zangilan districts.
The decree calls for energy, gas, water, transport, communications, production and social infrastructure. The project is intended to expand entrepreneurship, domestic production and employment in Azerbaijan’s restored territories.