Within the framework of the “Modernizing Vocational Education and Training in Agriculture in Armenia” (MAVETA) project, “Strategic Development Agency” NGO organized a short-term training and exchange of experience for potato, wheat, and barley farmers of Lori region on July 4-6.
Potato varieties, applied innovative technologies, means of combating agro-ecological pests, features of plant protection and phytophthora management were presented to the farmers.
As part of the hands-on training, Johannes Brunner, professor at the School of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Sciences at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (HAFL), and Rudi Schwerzel, a potato expert at the Swiss Agricultural Research Center carried out a trial sowing of several varieties of Swiss winter wheat with local farmers to test which variety will be more climate resistant in Armenia.
Within the framework of the MAVETA project, a short-term training on conservation agriculture was organized on July 4-5 for teachers of the Stepanavan State Agricultural College and farmers of Lori region.
On July 5, together with the Sky Agro company, a demonstration flight of a drone was carried out for the farmers of Lori region and teachers of the State Agricultural College of Stepanavan in the potato field in the village of Kutan, belonging to Liparit Nalbandyan, a partner of the project. Spraying against plant diseases was carried out with the help of a drone.
