All-natural food products manufactured by entrepreneurs supported by ABAD public legal entity have been exported to Kazakhstan through IMEX Trading. Initially, the products were presented at the branch of the Grandmart supermarket chain in Aktau, Kazakhstan, which opened in April this year.

 

The new branch in Aktau offers a variety of jams prepared by ABAD-supported entrepreneurs such as - eggplant, watermelon, quince, walnuts, cornelian cherries, “Khamsa” teas by Ismayilovs family, “Narli” sauces by Hasanovs family, buckwheat and rice flour by Pashayevs family. The products of other ABAD entrepreneurs are also expected to be exported in the near future.

It should be noted that ABAD (Simplified Support to Family Businesses) public legal entity run by the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan was established following the Presidential Decree dated 23 September 2016. The main purpose of establishing the organization is to carry out socially-oriented projects aimed at ensuring the active participation of the citizens in the socio-economic life of the Republic of Azerbaijan, developing small and medium entrepreneurship, raising the employment rate of the population and supporting the formation of competitive family businesses in the country. The organization functions with the motto of "From idea to the shelves" and ABAD centres implement assistance projects for family businesses engaged in arts and agriculture.