On January 12-13, with the support of the projects implemented by Strategic Development Agency NGO: “Livestock Development in Armenia: South-North 2” and “Modernizing Vocational Education and Training in Agriculture in Armenia” (MAVETA) a press conference and discussion on food safety issues was jointly organized with the the Food Safety Inspectorate of RA.
The purpose of the meeting was to present to mass media the challenges existing in the field of food safety, animal husbandry and veterinary sector and to discuss ways to solve them.
The meeting started with the speech of Armen Hayrapetyan, Head of Food Safety Inspectorate, who provided an overview of the operations that had been carried out in 2023.
During the two-day meeting, the staff of Strategic Development Agency NGO presented and discussed the initiatives aimed at improving the agricultural and VET sectors, project interventions, necessary steps to increase the attractiveness of agricultural professions and problems arising among milk processors during the implementation of the HACCP system.
During the press conference and discussion, the representatives of the media were informed about the existing problems in the field of food safety, reforms and subsequent actions planned to be implemented in the above-mentioned areas.
