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    PROVISION OF AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT TO HORTICULTURAL COOPERATIVES

    Noyan Tapan
    03.11.2010 | 17:03

    CARD in cooperation with UMCOR is implementing Sustainable Cooperative
    Extension and Agricultural Development program (SCEAD). Within the
    scope of the program 21 agricultural cooperatives received and continue
    to receive financial and technical assistance for the improvement of
    agricultural farming technologies and practices, as well as for the
    introduction of new seed varieties and planting techniques.

    Owners of small plots, orchards and greenhouses face the problem of
    utilizing machinery for cultivation, furrowing and harvesting hay. The
    existing machinery in Armenia is outdated and not suitable for small
    scale farming.

    The small scale hay mowing machinery imported more than 20 years ago
    from the former Czechoslovakia is currently very old, has limited
    capacity to serve effectively, and there is a limited supply of spare
    parts and service support. Because of this situation hand work is
    still common in rural Armenia when farmers cultivate small plots.

    Under the SCEAD program CARD has imported different small machinery
    for demonstration use in cooperatives. Small scale, 5-7hp mobile
    motor-cultivator devices conduct mowing, cultivation and chemical
    application operations. The equipment will decrease the mowing and
    spraying costs and increase efficiency of production.

    Within the framework of the SCEAD program handing over of high
    quality vineyard management equipment, 30 hay mowers/cultivators and
    50 sprayers to 21 beneficiary cooperatives in 15 villages throughout
    Ararat, Armavir and Vayots Dzor marzes will be organized.

    The event will also serve for disseminating the information amongst
    other farmers to increase their awareness in advanced machinery
    application.

    We believe that the implemented SCEAD program will lay a solid
    foundation for long-term, sustainable farming practices, strengthen
    agriculture cooperatives, maximize agriculture output and increase
    farm income.

    The initiative is implemented through USDA monetization fund generated
    through UMCOR project.

    v. Dashtavan, Ararat marz 03 November 2010




    From: A. Papazian
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