Azerbaijan, FAO discuss cooperation, joint projects
Baku, November 5, AZERTAC
On November 5, Goshgar Tahmazli, Chairman of Azerbaijan’s Food Safety Agency (AQTA), met with Nabil Gangi, Deputy Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and Nasar Hayat, FAO Representative in Azerbaijan.
The meeting focused on the current state and prospects of cooperation between AQTA and FAO, including the implementation of joint projects.
The meeting also addressed cooperation with FAO under the State Program for 2027–2032 on Ensuring Food Safety in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The cooperation covers the digitalization of food safety control systems, animal identification, the development of traceability systems, the strengthening of laboratory capacity, the establishment of control infrastructure at border checkpoints, and the broader implementation of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system.
Additionally, the officials discussed the expansion of the food consumption database across Azerbaijan; support for Azerbaijan’s role as the incoming coordinator of the Codex Alimentarius Commission for the European region; the application of artificial intelligence and Big Data technologies in food safety; the exchange of expertise in risk analysis; and FAO’s expert and institutional support for events to be organized by the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) in Baku in 2027.
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