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Training for the farmers of Khachaghbyur and Mets Masrik settlements of Vardenis enlarged community

On 20-21 of February, within the framework of the “Resilience and Economic recovery of Border Communities in Armenia (#REBCA) Project the training was organized on the topic of best practices in livestock management and the features of fodder crop cultivation in the conditions of climate change for the farmers of Khachaghbyur and Mets Masrik settlements of Vardenis enlarged community.

Vahe Hovhannisyan, the project manager at “Strategic Development Agency” NGO, before the training shortly presented the “Resilience and Economic recovery of Border Communities in Armenia Project’s purpose and principles and the actions to be implemented in the above-mentioned communities. More than 100 participants attended the meetings.

“Resilience and Economic recovery of Border Communities in Armenia (#REBCA) Project is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by the UN World Food Programme (UN WFP) in partnership with the World Vision Armenia (WVA), Child Development Foundation (CDF) and Strategic Development Agency (SDA) NGO.

Resilience and Economic Recovery of Border Communities in Armenia” Project aims to improve crisis resilience in the border settlements of Vardenis (Gegharkunik), Sisian (Syunik), and Jermuk (Vayots Dzor) communities by providing humanitarian and economic support.