A/HRC/43/44/Add.1 interest among potential students in applying to attend it. However, this has changed dramatically and 1,350 students enrolled in the 2019 academic year. 58. Access to extension services should be improved, in particular programmes that are designed for women and young farmers to make farming attractive to such persons. In addition, farmer-to-farmer training programmes, environmentally sustainable traditional methods and alternative livelihood programmes must be made more widely available. 59. In general, the level and quality of the skills and knowledge of the workforce in Azerbaijan is not sufficient. It will be necessary to prioritize the development of human capital to ensure a competitive workforce. The development concept “Azerbaijan 2020: Look into the future” highlights the importance of investing in human capital,21 but there is a need to invest more, in particular in high-quality education. Only 3 per cent of the 2019 State budget is allocated to education. 22 There is a need to prioritize human capital investment through education and training, which would deliver a significant improvement not only in the agricultural sector but also in all other areas. V. Nutrition 60. Azerbaijan has ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which stipulates children’s right to food. Article 24 states that parties should take appropriate steps to combat disease and malnutrition through, inter alia, the application of readily available technology and the provision of adequate nutritious food and clean drinking water. Article 27 of the Convention also stipulates an obligation on States to provide material assistance and support programmes, particularly with regard to nutrition, clothing and housing in case of need. 61. As mentioned above, Azerbaijan has no difficulties regarding the availability of food and is almost self-reliant in major staple foods. Some food items are imported but this does not create any significant problem in terms of food availability. Moreover, the recent decision of the Government to support the agricultural sector is helpful, not only in diversifying the economy but also ensuring self-sufficiency, considering that the country still faces an ongoing conflict. 62. However, food diversification is a problem. The middle-class population eats a lot of red meat, chicken, rice and bread; in particular, children do not eat enough fruit and vegetables. They do not receive nutrition education and parents do not contribute to establishing healthy eating habits. Even though there are no alarming overweight and obesity problems, there are some early signs of emerging problems of overeating and unhealthy food. 63. The Government needs to develop national dietary guidelines to help all Azerbaijanis choose healthy and culturally acceptable nutritious food and understand that food and nutrition play a crucial role in a healthy life style, the protection of future generations and chronic disease prevention. Social workers are essential to solving nutrition problems. 64. The Government should provide a regulatory framework to control the private sector, especially producers of sugary drinks and food that contains excessive amounts of fat, sugar and salt. Unhealthy food advertisements should be banned from the media and from school canteens. 21 22 Available at https://president.az/files/future_en.pdf. See World Bank, education statistics, 2018, available from http://datatopics.worldbank.org/education/country/Azerbaijan. 11