The Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan intends to take large-scale measures aimed at developing cotton-growing in 2017, abc.az reports.
Azerbaijani Deputy Agriculture Minister Ilham Guliyev has stated that the MoA is developing the State Cotton Growing Program 2017-20.
"In the current season it is planned to raise cotton on the 120,000-hectare area in 27 districts," Guliyev said.