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AmCham Azerbaijan is pleased to announce the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Working Group and the appointment of its Chairperson
AmCham Azerbaijan is pleased to announce the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Working Group, created within the Chamber's strategic Food and Agriculture agenda for 2026–2028 to support the sustainable and competitive development of Azerbaijan's Agro-Food sector.
The Working Group will serve as a collaborative platform bringing together AmCham member companies, government institutions, and industry stakeholders to strengthen Business-to-Government dialogue and contribute to practical, business-oriented solutions for the sector. Its activities will focus on advancing Agro-innovations and technologies (Agriculture 4.0),improving access to finance and insurance market, supporting export competitiveness and alignment with international standards, promoting sustainable agricultural practices and ESG principles, and enhancing cooperation to address key challenges facing Azerbaijan's food and agriculture ecosystem. Through these efforts, the Working Group aims to contribute to the diversification and long-term development of Azerbaijan's non-oil economy in line with the country's national development priorities.
In this regard, Dr. Elkhan Mikayilov, Director General of ASR Development Consulting Group, has been appointed as Chairperson of the Food and Agriculture Working Group.
About the Chairperson:
Dr. Elkhan Mikayilov, a distinguished expert in public administration, economic reform, and international trade policy, with more than 20 years of leadership and advisory experience in macroeconomic regulation, business and investment climate reform, and international trade policy, including Azerbaijan's WTO accession and EU integration processes.
Elkhan is currently the Director General of ASR Development Consulting Group. He previously served as Head of Department at the Administration of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, coordinating the country's National Strategic Road Maps across 11 economic sectors, and as Chief of Staff at the Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, where he led an institution of more than 1,000 staff and oversaw its institutionalization under ISO 9001 and ISO 37001 standards. He has also served as local head of the WTO Group under USAID trade programs and as National Program Manager for the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), coordinating major World Bank, IMF, and IFC projects on investment climate and private sector competitiveness.
Elkhan holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Scientific Research Institute of Economic Reforms, as well as Bachelor's and Master's degrees with honors from Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC).
Elkhan will chair AmCham Azerbaijan's newly established Food and Agriculture Working Group.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Elkhan Mikayilov to our community and look forward to his contributions to the Chamber's work on food and agriculture activity direction
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