NZ Week, New Zealand
Dec 12 2012

Armenia, FAO sign agreement to eliminate outdated pesticides

Souce:Xinhua Publish By Thomas Whittle

YEREVAN, Dec. 11 – Armenia and the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) signed an agreement Tuesday to initiate a project
aimed at eliminating outdated pesticides.

The deal was inked during a meeting between Agricultural Minister
Sergo Karapetyan and newly-appointed FAO Deputy Head of the Regional
Delegation Antonio Alonzi.

Karapetyan congratulated Alonzi on his recent appointment and reviewed
bilateral cooperation between Armenia and the FAO during the past two
years.

The minister also proposed major areas for further cooperation,
including establishment of agricultural cooperatives, targeted use of
water resources, and pomiculture, among others.