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Rehabilitation of the vineyards beaten down by hail
 You can learn more about the most effective ways of rehabilitation of the vineyards beaten down by hail. Particularly you can become more familiar with the agritechnics necessary for protection of your yield and increasing the crop capacity of your vineyards.
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FAO's Initiative on Soaring Food Prices: Vulnerable populations are the main target
FAO Press Release
16 July 2008 The initiative on soaring food prices now covers 54 countries. Vulnerable populations are the main target. FAO has just approved a series of projects in 48 countries for a total value of US$ 21 million to help small farmers and vulnerable households mitigate the negative effects of rising food and input prices. The project will provide farmers with agricultural inputs as of this month for an expected duration of one year. Funded by the Technical Cooperation Programme - i.e. FAO's own resources - they are part of FAO's Initiative on soaring food prices (ISFP)
Armenia is among these countries and will benefit from this FAO initiative within the framework of a newly approved TCP/ARM/3202 (E) -Input supply to vulnerable populations under the Initiative on Soaring Food Prices (ISFP) project.
The overall objective of the project is to maintain livelihoods and food security of the most vulnerable households of the food insecure districts of Armenia, affected by the difficult 2007/8 winter as well as the recent soaring food prices crisis, to provide technical assistance on best farming practices and to ensure long lastin ... more |
Office of the representative of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Armenia has been opened in Yerevan
 Office of the official representative of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Armenia has been opened in Yerevan 3 September 2004.
Dr. Jacques Diouf, Director-General of FAO, Ms. Maria Kadlecikova, FAO Sub-regional representative for Central and Eastern Europe and the representative of FAO to Armenia and Mr. Zohrab Malek, Permanent representative of Armenia to FAO, attended the official ceremony of the opening.
During his visit to Armenia, September 3-4, Dr. Jacques Diouf had meetings with the President of Armenia Mr. Robert Qocharyan, the Prime-minister Mr. Andranik Margaryan and the Minister of Agriculture Mr. David Loqyan.
Mr. David Loqyan, the Minister of Agriculture, welcomed the FAO delegation warmly on behalf of the Government of Armenia and extended his thanks for visiting the country and for assisting in a number of projects implemented in Armenia in co-operation with F ... more |
The Second International Conference ARMAGROFORUM, 22 - 23 September, 2006, Yerevan, Armenia
The Second International "ArmAgroForum" Conference will be held from 22 nd to 23 rd of September 2006, in Yerevan, Armenia. The Conference will be organized by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia.
As a part of the ArmAgroForum events the International Workshop will be held at the State Agrarian University of Armenia.
ArmAgroForum aims - to support the development of rural areas;
- to promote entrepreneurship in agricultural and food production sector of Armenia;
- to develop cooperation with foreign industries and agricultural producers;
- to develop direct relations between local producers and foreign trade bodies.
The representatives of a number of international organizations and foreign countries as well as local entrepreneurs will be invited to attend the Conference. Business meetings and discussions will be organized in different thematic working groups within the framework of ArmAgroForum. ... more |
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THE COMPONENTS OF "FROM WATER TO MARKET" PROJECT
5 July, Recently, MCF-Armenia visited the staff members of ACDI/VOKA of the organization implementing From Water to Market component, under the leadership of the director of the project Jin Nil. They presented the primary report of the works implemen ...
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MILK PRODUCT MARKET AND WAYS OF OVERCOMING THE OBSTACLES IN MILK PRODUCTION
The milk production development issues in Armenia are discussed in this article. On basis of analysis of milk production tendency are suggested ways of economic stimulation of milk collection and development of production farms. The article summariz ...more |
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Development of the farming systems in the Republic of Armenia
Development of a scientifically substantiated farming systems fit the conditions of the Republic of Armenia ...more |
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Introduction of New Technologies for Processing of Gumbo (variety “Sona”) in Production Conditions /2008/
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THE NATIONAL POLICIES FOR RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
Reforms
The Declaration of Independence of The Republic of Armenia (in 1991) predetermined the process of transition to the market-oriented economy and a large-scale reforms as well as establishment of the property forms' diversity i ...more |
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