08 Jul
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Drawing contest for 7-14 years-old children of Syunik and Vayots Dzor regions of RA entitled “MY PASTURE”

Within the framework of the “Advantages of Sustainable Pasture Management” awareness campaign, the 12 communities of Syunik and Vayots Dzor regions of the Republic of Armenia from 8th of July to 7th of August included are launching a drawing contest entitled “MY PASTURE”. The “Advantages of Sustainable Pasture Management” awareness campaign is supported by “Livestock development in the South of Armenia” project, implemented by Strategic Development Agency NGO and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

Children aged 7-14 from Areni, Gladzor, Yeghegis, Vayk, Zaritap, Jermuk communities of Vayots Dzor region and from Gorayk, Sisian, Goris, Tatev, Tegh, Kapan communities of Syunik region can take part in the contest. The requirements of the contest are published on the official websites of the above-mentioned communities and their Facebook pages.

The main goal of the contest is to show the role and the importance of pastures, as well as to reveal the problems existing in this field and the possible ways to solve them through the bright vision and imagination of children.

We hope that with the help of this initiative, children will be able to express their creative thinking on this nowadays problem, gain deeper knowledge about pasture saving and proper use, and perceive pasture as the most important element of the environment.

 

07 Jul
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The workshop on “The ways of improving the productivity of educational process” was conducted

On July 6-7, 2020, a workshop on “The ways of improving the productivity of educational process” was conducted by “3R Strategy” business consulting LLC in the framework of “VET development in Syunik marz” project. The project is being implemented by “Strategic Development Agency” NGO in partnership with HAFL (the School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences of the Bern University of Applied Sciences) and with the support of Swiss organization HEKS/EPER.

Due to the pandemic situation, only 6 representatives from Goris State Agricultural College were physically present, and the representatives of ANAU Sisian branch, Yerevan State Agricultural College after A. Kochinyan, Gavar State Agricultural College, Stepanavan State Agricultural College, overall 22 people, connected via Zoom communication tool. All preventive measures were taken into consideration during the workshop.

The main aim of the workshop was to discuss the obstacles and opportunities of improving the quality of vocational education and practice, the means of enhancing the effectiveness of practical lessons and to suggest local solutions for the mentioned problems.

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. 

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