10 Jun
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Practical exchange visits towards knowledge improvement, cooperation, and professional development

From April 30 to May 26, 2021, within the framework of improved capacities of male and female farmers in terms of new approaches and techniques in animal husbandry and farm component of the “Livestock Development in the South of Armenia” project implemented by the “Strategic Development Agency” NGO and financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
The purpose of the practical exchange visits was to improve farmers’ knowledge, develop cooperation and professional ties. 101 young women farmers from 23 communities of Syunik and Vayots Dzor regions took part in the event.
The practical exchanges had 3 stages. During the first stage, a farmer’s forum was organized in Jermuk to exchange experiences, during which 7 farmers from the Syunik and Vayots Dzor regions shared their successful experiences through presenting their perspectives on issues related to individual farming expenses and discussions about program interventions, impact comparison, cost calculation, and profit comparison.
The discussions provided an opportunity for farmers to assess the strengths and weaknesses of running their farms, to establish links for the acquisition of fodder beet, corn, and spring barley seeds.

The practical part followed the theoretical part – visits occurred to leading farms in the northern part of Armenia.
During the other two stages of the exchange visit, the farmers visited leading farms in Armenia, milk procurement points, and processing plants. During visits, the farmers studied the spring barley cultivation area, which provided the main part of the fodder base for the pasture-nursery areas.

Seminar discussions on 3 main topics followed field visits:

  • Milk hygiene, pre-processing of milk, preservation – production of quality milk.
  • Fodder production. Cultivation of high-value fodder crops, increase of feed-productivity of CECs
  • Livestock management with modern approaches, comparison of efficiency.

During the discussions, farmers were provided with booklets and brochures on various areas of cattle breeding.

08 Jun
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A conference was held on the occasion of World Food Safety day

On June 7, 2021, by the initiative of the Food Safety Inspection Body of RA and with the support of the “Livestock Development in the South of Armenia” project implemented by “Strategic Development Agency” NGO and financed by “Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation” a conference was organized dedicated to the World Food Safety day.

In 2018, the UN General Assembly declared June 7 World Food Safety Day. Given the fact that the day has a history of only three years, it has already taken root as a professional holiday in the food industry among the agricultural community.

The conference aimed to combine efforts to ensure food security, identify the problems and emerging risks of the sector, develop mechanisms to combat them, and stress to the public the importance of food safety in ensuring human health and food security.

The ministry of economy of RA, WFP, UNIDO, FAO, the Chamber of commerce of the Russian Federation, higher education and non-governmental institutions, the Food Safety Inspection Body of RA, and Strategic Development Agency NGO took part in the event.

The head of the Food Safety Inspection Body of RA, Mr. Georgy Avetisyan, and the deputy minister of Economy of RA, Mr. Tigran Gabrielyan, greeted the participants and emphasized the importance of choosing and implementing healthy food options in daily lives while also shedding light on the issue of food security.

The conference participants/ professionals presented different projects and programs implemented in the field of food safety within the framework of local and international cooperation while highlighting the role of food safety in public health.

04 Jun
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The Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Andrea Victorin and the Head of Cooperation Gonzalo Serrano visit to Goris State Agricultural College

On May 31, 2021, the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Andrea Victorin and the Head of Cooperation Gonzalo Serrano visited Goris State Agricultural College to meet with the beneficiary students of the “Promoting Partnerships for Effective Work-Based Learning (WBL) Opportunities in VET” project implemented by “Strategic Development Agency” NGO with the financial support of the European Union, to discuss current and future employment perspectives regarding the “Veterinary” and “Milk and Dairy Technology” professions, the advantages and disadvantages of the work-based learning model.

During the meeting, a few issues were raised such as the gaps in the educational programs of “Veterinary” and “Milk and Dairy Technology” professions, the lack of necessary material and technical conditions for the organization of studies and internships at the college and some possible solutions to the listed problems were discussed.

The students presented the Ambassador the knowledge and skills acquired during their studies, especially the ones gained as a result of the practical part of their education, talked about their plans and visions in the field, and voiced their concerns. The students also emphasized the importance of such projects in terms of necessary reforms in the field and thanked the Ambassador for the visit.

02 Jun
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Training course for veterinarians on “Field diagnostics and rapid response treatment schemes”

From May 26-27 and May 31-June 1, a workshop entitled “Field diagnostics and rapid response treatment schemes” was organized by the “Strategic Development Agency” NGO. This course was organized within the framework of the organization’s “Livestock development in Armenia – south-north” and “Livestock Development in the south of Armenia” projects financed by the Austrian Development Agency, the operational unit of Austrian Development Cooperation and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. 68 veterinarians from the regions of Shirak, Lori, Tavush, Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor and Syunik took part in the course.

During the training, key topics related to the diagnosis of diseases of farm animals, which are most often recorded in the field, were discussed, such as:

• The nuances and features of field diagnostics and rapid response treatment regimens

• Diagnosis of the most common field diseases, treatment with minimal drug use, and prevention

After analyzing the approaches voiced by the participants during the interactive session, the veterinarians who offered the most effective, best diagnosis and treatment regimens were received incentive prizes.

31 May
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Seminar on the topic “Eco-economic importance of pastures and management features” took place

On May 27th, 2021 seminar on the topic “Eco-economic importance of pastures and management features” was organized in Gyulagarak community of Lori marz within the frameworks of “Introducing pasture and grassland maps for sustainable pasture and grasslands management practices in Lori and Shirak marzes of Armenia” pilot project.

The project is financed by the GIZ ECOSERVE Project, with co-financing from the “Livestock Development in the South of Armenia” project implemented by “Strategic Development Agency” NGO with financial support of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

The following topics have been covered during the seminar:

  • Pasture as a natural resource, fodder mean
  • Pasture degradation as a natural resource issue, reasons for formation and methods of expression.
  • Problems of conservation of pasture ecosystems.
  • Efficient and sustainable use of pastures, management functions of pastures.
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