UNDP to provide 250 mln drams worth of support package to farmers in Armenia’s regions

Panorama, Armenia
Jan 20 2021

In total 250 million drams worth of support package will be provided by UNDP in Armenia to more than 50 farmers in Lori, Shirak and Tavush Provinces of Armenia in the framework of the Green Agriculture Initiative in Armenia (EU-GAIA) project, funded by the European Union in Armenia and the Austrian Development Cooperation. 

This support will be provided to the best applicants in the legumes, herbs and sheep breeding value chains, who will receive support through the provision of high value agricultural investments, machinery, equipment and services aimed at strengthening agribusiness in the region, business capacity development, introduction of various green technologies, added value creation and increased production volumes, UN in Armenia reported. 

During the past few weeks, UNDP signed corresponding Statement of Intents with 54 beneficiaries. Furthermore, some of the project beneficiaries have already received resources according to their farm development plans, such as purebred sheep, agricultural equipment, motoblocks, mini-tractors, high-efficiency mills, processing equipment and dryers.

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