03 Jul
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Boosting competitiveness of regional SMEs

Strategic Development Agency (SDA) NGO, SME Development National Centre of Armenia (SME DNC), Spitak-Farmer NGO (SFA), Armavir Development Centre  NGO (ADC) and SYUN Consulting-Educational NGO (Syun) since Jan 2017 started implementing the joint initiative “Boosting competitiveness of regional SMEs, as a core precondition for regional economic development”, funded by European Union (EU) Delegation to Armenia, Pilot Regional Development Program (PRDP) – Armenia.

The overall objective of the Action is to boost competitiveness of regional SMEs and create sustainable employment opportunities in Lori (Spitak, Vanadzor, Stepanavan, Tumanyan), Syunik (Sisian, Goris, Tatev) and Armavir (Armavir, Baghramyan, Vagharshapat) marzes of Armenia.

Action leads directly to the following two major results:

–  Creation of at least 60 new sustainable jobs at a local level

–  Increased competitiveness of at least 100 local enterprises

The targeted groups are the following:

–  Young adults (especially qualified and/or unemployed ones) seeking jobs or having viable business ideas ready to start a new business in the three target regions

–  Start-ups (legally operating for up to three years) and operating SMEs having high growth potential (operating in priority sectors of economy defined by the Armenian Development Strategy (ADS) (with particular focus on food processing and tourism), and demonstrating positive economic performance during the last three years)

–  Stakeholders on local level responsible or committed to private sector development: local administrations, business development service providers (NGOs, local employment agencies, business associations, private entities, etc.).

 

12 Jun
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Preserve the pasture, protect the future of our children

On June 12, 2020, 12 enlarged communities of Syunik and Vayots Dzor marzes launched an awareness-raising campaign  under the slogan “Let’s preserve our pasture to protect the future of our children” on the benefits of sustainable pasture management. The awareness-raising campaign is organized in frames of “Livestock Development in the South of Armenia project implemented by Strategic Development Agency NGO (SDA) and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

This campaign aims to create the culture of environmental protection, reasonable and safe use of natural resources, in particular the pastures among the local population. This, in turn, will contribute to the implementation of sustainable pasture management principles and the efficient organization of pasture use, will reduce the negative impact of hectic livestock farming on pasture ecosystems, and will increase farmers’ income through the improved livestock productivity.

During the campaign, special events are planned for children to increase their interest and level of knowledge about the need to preserve pastures, as well as to promote the sense of responsibility for the environment.

 

09 Jun
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The 7th Workshop of the Coordination Platform for Sustainable Management of RA’s Natural Fodder Areas Took Place

On the 9th of June, the 7th Workshop of the Coordination Platform for Sustainable Management of RA’s Natural Fodder Areas was held in the online format. Among the workshop participants were representatives of various ministries related to the sector, local and international non–governmental organizations, as well as international and scientific institutions.

At the beginning of the online workshop, Mr. Ashot Giloyan, the head of the Local government policy department of the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure and Mr. Davit Mejlumyan, Project Manager of CARMAC-2 under the Agricultural Projects’ Implementation Department of the RA Ministry of Economy, welcomed the participants and wished them fruitful work. Taking into account the existing difficulties, the speakers welcomed the initiative of organizing the workshop online and highlighted the importance of the Platform’s activities aimed at developing a concept paper for the sustainable management of pastures in Armenia.

During the workshop, the current state of the concept paper for the sustainable management of pastures in Armenia, the Platforms work plan for 2020, and activities related to it were presented. The manual developed by GIZ on Improvement of Degraded Natural Grazing Lands (pastures and grasslands) has also been presented during the event.

The Coordination Platform for Sustainable Management of RA’s Natural Fodder Areas is a joint initiative of the Strategic Development Agency (SDA) NGO, Integrated Biodiversity Management in the South Caucasus Program implemented by the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) and CARMAC II project implemented by the RA Ministry of Economy with the support of the World Bank.

 

13 May
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Skills development training will be conducted for inspectors of the Food Safety Inspectorate of RA.

By the initiative of the RA Food Safety Inspectorate and Strategic Development Agency NGO, in frames of “Livestock Development in the South of Armenia” project financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, a training course will be conducted for regional inspectors of RA Food Safety Inspectorate Body.

The project aims to improve the knowledge of regional inspectors on veterinary, food safety, phytosanitary, legal, and border control regulations, which will increase the quality of their work.At the end of the training, a test will be carried out, which will allow to assess the professional knowledge of the inspectors, and based on its results it will be possible to plan further steps for their capacity development.The pieces of training are scheduled for May-June of 2020. 

10 May
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Training course for slaughterhouse veterinary-experts

From the 1st of July of 2020, the transition to the mandatory slaughterhouse is planned to be held in the Republic of Armenia.In this regard, by the initiative of the RA Food Safety Inspectorate and Strategic Development Agency NGO,

in frames of “Livestock Development in the South of Armenia” project financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, a training course for slaughterhouse veterinary experts will be organized. The training course will be organized via an online system provided by the National Agrarian University of Armenia.The training aims to provide slaughterhouses with trained specialists, who will start to work in the slaughterhouses from the 1st of July.The proposed course will include the provision of information required for the activities to be undertaken by the slaughterhouse veterinarian-expert, both in terms of pre-disinfection, as well as post-disinfection processes.Participants who have successfully completed the course will be awarded a veterinary expert certificate.Anyone, wishing to obtain a certificate of a slaughterhouse veterinarian-expert, can get acquainted with the terms of participation and the registration procedure by visiting the following link:  https://anau.am/training-veterinarian-expert/.

 

 

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