Round tables have been implemented in Goychay and Kurdemir.

In 27thJune Economic Research Center has provided round tables in Kurdemir and Goychay for municipal land leasers, farmers, share land owners. The aim in the organization of these round tables was to inform great land users in both of the 2 regions about the project of " Natural and anthropogenic factors of soil degradation o: education and social control" implemented with the financial support by the Baku office of OSCE .

Event participants in round tables were given wide information related land degradation, subjection to erosion in the world and talked on current situation in our Republic. Qalib Togrul-coordinator of the project informed that, general land fund of our Republic is 8 641,5 thousand ha, and 3.470.823 ha of that fund has been subjected to erosion in this or other degree: “ 661 937 ha of 1.421.634 ha irrigated low-lying lands has been subjected to salination, and 480 165 ha has been subjected to increasement of the acidity of land”.

Coordinator of the project has informed that, it’s considered implementation of 4 trainings and 4 field experiences in 4 regions, campaign of "An example of planting protective forest strips", providing competition among the journalists of leading newspapers, journals and sites up to 20 in republic level , providing advocacy among representatives of different governmental bodies for impacting to the acception of political decisions.
Then, Vahid Meherremov- the expert of the project informed that , the main goal of the project is to improve ability and skills of land users( in selected 2 regions seçimi? 2 pilot rayonda torpaq istifad?çil?rinin (municipal land leasers, farmers, share land owners and etc. ), to promote implementation of agrotechnical and protective measures against salinization, erosion, pollution during usage of land by promotion of exemplary farm management practices. Expert has given information to event participants about topics of trainings whic is planned to be implemented , defense measures against erosion, degradation , measures should be implemented in the direction of strengthenment of protection of the soil, agrotechnical requirements and answered their questions.
In the end of the event implementation of the first training was decided to be organized in July.