“Currently, 1 million 782 thousand workers are employed in agriculture. Agriculture is considered the sector that creates the most employment in terms of the number of workers. In terms of sectoral numbers, trade and vehicle repair, which employ the second-highest number of workers, engage a total of 715 thousand of our citizens. Despite 35.4 percent of the employed population working in agriculture, this sector's share in GDP is only 5.9 percent. In 2025, a value of 7 billion 616 million manats was created in agriculture. While the annual economic value per employed worker in the overall economy is 25 thousand 671 manats, this indicator is only 4 thousand 273 manats in agriculture.”
Modern.az reports that MP Vugar Bayramov stated this today at the public hearing held by the Agrarian Policy Committee of the Milli Majlis on the topic of “Application of Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture: Results and Prospects”.
The MP noted that one of the reasons for the application of artificial intelligence in agriculture is the shortage of labor force in agriculture in developed countries, as well as in a number of developed states:
“For example, this figure is up to 2 percent in most developed states, 5 percent in Russia, and 6 percent in Poland. In Kazakhstan, which has a similar ecosystem, it is 11 percent, and in fraternal Turkey, it is 14 percent. Although 2 percent of the employed population works in agriculture in the Netherlands, this country's agricultural exports reached 137.5 billion euros in 2025. In Azerbaijan, where more than one-third of the employed population works, the combined export of agricultural and agro-industrial products was 1.3 billion dollars in 2025. It is crucial to use artificial intelligence more intensively to increase production and export opportunities and reduce the mentioned differences in Azerbaijan.”
V. Bayramov noted that it would be better to mention here the more concrete results obtained in the agricultural sector as a result of the application of artificial intelligence by the Ministry of Agriculture:
“The use of artificial intelligence or digital solutions is not an outcome, but a means. The outcome is expressed in concrete economic value. Likewise, there is a need to calculate what portion of the value created in the agricultural sector is obtained as a result of the application of artificial intelligence or digital solutions. Currently, the value created in the global agricultural sector as a result of the application of artificial intelligence is estimated to be in the range of 4.7 billion dollars. It is projected to reach 46.6 billion dollars by 2035. In Azerbaijan, the sectoral value created by artificial intelligence is not yet measured, and the application of this practice in agriculture is very important.”
According to him, the areas where artificial intelligence is most applied in agriculture include precision farming, agricultural automation, drone analytics, and livestock monitoring.
“Precision farming includes the selection of field-specific plants managed by artificial intelligence, taking into account variable rates of fertilizers and pesticides. Automation eliminates labor shortages. Drones are widely used for crop monitoring and field analysis, making them a key part of artificial intelligence applications. In livestock farming, artificial intelligence is used to monitor animal health, behavior, and nutrition to improve welfare and productivity.”
