The harvesting of malting barley sown as part of the pilot project of Carlsberg Azerbaijan and AzərŞəkər (Azersheker) companies was successfully completed.

Brewing barley was sown on November 21, 2019 in the Shamkir district on an area of 8.4 hectares. The seed material was supplied by the French company Secobra, one of the leaders in the selection of winter barley varieties. At the same time, samples of each variety were transferred to the Agency of Agricultural Services under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan for conducting acclimatization tests.

It should be noted that the pilot project for the cultivation of malting barley in Azerbaijan was initiated by Carlsberg Azerbaijan and AzərŞəkər to localize raw materials for brewing process.

The main purpose of the test sowing is to determine the potential productivity of these varieties by testing them in local conditions, matching their quality indicators in terms of suitability for brewing purposes.

If the pilot project gives positive results, the cultivation of malting barley can be scaled up, which will fully cover the need for malting barley in the country on local raw materials in the upcoming years.