“Irrigated Agriculture Development in Ararat and Armavir marzes” (IADAAM) Project’s Agricultural Extension Service international expert Wilhelm Kruse and national expert Paruyr Asatryan, before presenting the concept for the restoration of the agricultural extension system in the Republic of Armenia, a research tour was conducted, conducting an assessment of farmers’ needs, studying the food security situation in Armenia, issues of cooperation between stakeholders (governmental and non-governmental organizations, scientific research centers, farmers, agro-input supply and agro-service organizations) and the agricultural advisory service body.
IADAAM AEST experts, combining the information collected during the aforementioned research tour and previously: the experience of stakeholders in the field of agricultural extension services and training, existing success stories and reasons for failures, will soon present a concept for the restoration of the agricultural extension system in the Republic of Armenia.
Irrigated Agriculture Development in Ararat and Armavir marzes (IADAAM) project, financed through the European Union (EU) with implementation by the French Development Agency (AFD) is an integrated initiative aimed at transforming irrigated agriculture in Armenia.
Within the IADAAM project a technical assistance component is implemented jointly by Agriconsulting Europe S.A, Avenue Consulting Group LLC, Strategic Development Agency NGO and 3R Strategy LLC consortium and aims to provide institutional support to the Ministry of Economy (MoE) in the formulation of agricultural policies and reforms in priority areas.