On May 1, 2024, Sheki RSC of ANAS and Sheki State Regional College organized student excursions to the experimental area of Sheki RSC and Genefond garden within the framework of joint cooperation and the "Year of Solidarity for the Green World". Ilgar Seyidzadeh, the chief agronomist of the plant biodiversity and Genefund department, introduced the students to both the experimental field and the genefund garden. He said that cultivation of cultivated plants that are typical for the climatic conditions of the northwestern region and make up the genefund, preservation of the genetic resources of their wild ancestors, implementation of important issues such as scientific research and use in selection work are the main goals of the activity direction of Sheki RSC.