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Training for the farmers of Mets Masrik, Kachaghbyur, Aghitu and Noravan settlements of Vardenis enlarged community

On November 21-23, a series of training sessions  for farmers has been organized in the framework of “Resilience and Economic Recovery of Border Communities in Armenia” Project, implemented by the “Strategic Development Agency” NGO.

The training was focused on the topics such as: role of women in the development of agriculture, animal care, artificial insemination, high-value fodder crops and seed production. The aim of the training was to introduce the farmers to the specifics of animal care from newborn calves to cow, the actions necessary for productivity increase and the advantages of artificial insemination.

193 farmers participated in the trainings.

“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.