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ALL-ROUND SUPPORT FOR FARMING EXPANSION
gov.am
July 19 2010
Armenia
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received International Foundation of
Agricultural Development (IFAD) Armenia Program Coordinator Henning
Pedersen. In its capacity of a specialized UN agency, the IFAD promotes
poverty reduction in rural areas worldwide.
Henning Pedersen presented the IFAD program of rural capacity
building and the timetable for program approval. The program has
two main components: Fruit and Nuts Production Support and Rural
Infrastructures. The first component is meant to promote sustainable
nuts production facilities and contractual gardening countrywide,
with the second one providing for the repair and reinstatement of
public utilities and infrastructures (gas pipelines, irrigation and
drinking water mains, rural roads and so on).
This USD 52mn-budgeted program as scheduled for implementation in
2011-2015 will have the IFAD as the key source of financing, with the
balance to be ensured by the OFID and the Government of Armenia. The
program will affect Shirak, Lori, Tavush, Aragatsotni, Gegharkunik,
Vaiots-Dzor and Syunik marzes o Armenia. It has to be approved yet
by the Board of IFAD.
Highly appreciative of the expected impact of this program, the Prime
Minister stressed the need for including organic husbandry-related
actions in the first component.
The IFAD has so far carried out 4 programs in Armenia: the World
Bank-co-financed irrigation system rehabilitation program, the
farming development program in Armenia's northeastern regions, the
rural service program and the rural area development program.
From: A. Papazian
gov.am
July 19 2010
Armenia
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received International Foundation of
Agricultural Development (IFAD) Armenia Program Coordinator Henning
Pedersen. In its capacity of a specialized UN agency, the IFAD promotes
poverty reduction in rural areas worldwide.
Henning Pedersen presented the IFAD program of rural capacity
building and the timetable for program approval. The program has
two main components: Fruit and Nuts Production Support and Rural
Infrastructures. The first component is meant to promote sustainable
nuts production facilities and contractual gardening countrywide,
with the second one providing for the repair and reinstatement of
public utilities and infrastructures (gas pipelines, irrigation and
drinking water mains, rural roads and so on).
This USD 52mn-budgeted program as scheduled for implementation in
2011-2015 will have the IFAD as the key source of financing, with the
balance to be ensured by the OFID and the Government of Armenia. The
program will affect Shirak, Lori, Tavush, Aragatsotni, Gegharkunik,
Vaiots-Dzor and Syunik marzes o Armenia. It has to be approved yet
by the Board of IFAD.
Highly appreciative of the expected impact of this program, the Prime
Minister stressed the need for including organic husbandry-related
actions in the first component.
The IFAD has so far carried out 4 programs in Armenia: the World
Bank-co-financed irrigation system rehabilitation program, the
farming development program in Armenia's northeastern regions, the
rural service program and the rural area development program.
From: A. Papazian