On May 2, within the framework of the “Modernizing Vocational Education and Training in Agriculture in Armenia” (MAVETA) project, a group of private sector partners visited the fields of “954 Ham,” Armenia’s largest asparagus producer, located in the village of Aragyugh.
During the visit, the MAVETA partners became acquainted with the climatic and geographical conditions specific to asparagus cultivation, explored existing sales channels, and engaged in discussions with producers on a variety of fieldwork-related topics relevant to both the northern and southern regions of Armenia.
The MAVETA project is funded by a broad coalition of international and local organizations led by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), including the Austrian Development Agency, the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Government of Armenia, the HEKS/EPER NGO, Izmirlian Foundation, the Strategic Development Agency (SDA) NGO and Vanand Agro CJSC.
The project’s implementing partners are the GIZ and HEKS/EPER with the involvement of SDA and the School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (HAFL).