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ARMENIAN VETERINARIANS PASSED TRAINING COURSES IN CHINA
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 2, ARMENPRESS: The "Support for Pesticide Quality
Control and Residue Monitoring in Armenia" project, in cooperation
with the State Service of Food Safety (SSFS) of the RA Ministry of
Agriculture and the Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals,
Ministry of Agriculture of People's Republic of China, organized
a 20-day study tour for four participants from the " Republican
Veterinary-Sanitary and Phytosanitary Center of Laboratory Services"
SNCO of the RA SSFS as part of the efforts to launch the next phase
of the specialised laboratory training courses implemented by FAO
in Armenia. As FAO informed Armenpress, In 2008, an Agricultural
University of Athens project provided basic analytical equipment to
the pesticide residue monitoring laboratory of the SNCO. Following
the capital refurbishment of the Central Laboratory, the FAO project
installed the new equipment, and the SNCO hired analytical chemists.
Establishing a high-tech laboratory under local conditions is a
demanding task requiring not only suitable laboratory premises and
expensive equipment but also highly qualified staff. The availability
of the staff for running the laboratory allowed the FAO project to
start the specialized training programs. The training in China was
the fourth phase of that program. The previous phases focused on
theory and practice of modern analytical techniques, in particular
the use of highly sophisticated equipment like the gas-chromatograph
(GC) in pesticide residue analyses. Ms. Heghine Gharibyan, one of the
study tour participants, said: The training was very effective and it
will be a great input for our laboratory. I am sure that trainings
of such kind offer powerful incentives with respect to exchanging
knowledge and skills of specialists and increasing the quality and
productivity of their work. The quality manager of the laboratory,
Mr. Ashot Danielyan, who was also among the training participants,
said: The study tour enabled us to exchange our knowledge and
skills with Chinese counterparts and bring back improved knowledge
and experience to Armenia. The objectives of the study tour for the
participants were to: experience first-hand a high level analytical
laboratory in the field of pesticide residue; receive an on-the-job
training at a fully operational internationally accredited laboratory;
and deepen their theoretical and practical skills in ensuring accurate
and proficient performance of pesticide residue analysis. Following
the study tour FAO continues providing trainings to the laboratory
specialists and developing their capacity related to identifying and
analyzing pesticide residues in food. The UN FAO Support for Pesticide
Quality Control and Residue Monitoring in Armenia project is sponsored
by the Government of the Hellenic Republic and implemented by FAO
Armenia and the RA Ministry of Agriculture. One of the project's
objectives is to support the country in strengthening the national
institutional capacities to undertake pesticide residue surveillance
monitoring programs for food and feed.
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YEREVAN, OCTOBER 2, ARMENPRESS: The "Support for Pesticide Quality
Control and Residue Monitoring in Armenia" project, in cooperation
with the State Service of Food Safety (SSFS) of the RA Ministry of
Agriculture and the Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals,
Ministry of Agriculture of People's Republic of China, organized
a 20-day study tour for four participants from the " Republican
Veterinary-Sanitary and Phytosanitary Center of Laboratory Services"
SNCO of the RA SSFS as part of the efforts to launch the next phase
of the specialised laboratory training courses implemented by FAO
in Armenia. As FAO informed Armenpress, In 2008, an Agricultural
University of Athens project provided basic analytical equipment to
the pesticide residue monitoring laboratory of the SNCO. Following
the capital refurbishment of the Central Laboratory, the FAO project
installed the new equipment, and the SNCO hired analytical chemists.
Establishing a high-tech laboratory under local conditions is a
demanding task requiring not only suitable laboratory premises and
expensive equipment but also highly qualified staff. The availability
of the staff for running the laboratory allowed the FAO project to
start the specialized training programs. The training in China was
the fourth phase of that program. The previous phases focused on
theory and practice of modern analytical techniques, in particular
the use of highly sophisticated equipment like the gas-chromatograph
(GC) in pesticide residue analyses. Ms. Heghine Gharibyan, one of the
study tour participants, said: The training was very effective and it
will be a great input for our laboratory. I am sure that trainings
of such kind offer powerful incentives with respect to exchanging
knowledge and skills of specialists and increasing the quality and
productivity of their work. The quality manager of the laboratory,
Mr. Ashot Danielyan, who was also among the training participants,
said: The study tour enabled us to exchange our knowledge and
skills with Chinese counterparts and bring back improved knowledge
and experience to Armenia. The objectives of the study tour for the
participants were to: experience first-hand a high level analytical
laboratory in the field of pesticide residue; receive an on-the-job
training at a fully operational internationally accredited laboratory;
and deepen their theoretical and practical skills in ensuring accurate
and proficient performance of pesticide residue analysis. Following
the study tour FAO continues providing trainings to the laboratory
specialists and developing their capacity related to identifying and
analyzing pesticide residues in food. The UN FAO Support for Pesticide
Quality Control and Residue Monitoring in Armenia project is sponsored
by the Government of the Hellenic Republic and implemented by FAO
Armenia and the RA Ministry of Agriculture. One of the project's
objectives is to support the country in strengthening the national
institutional capacities to undertake pesticide residue surveillance
monitoring programs for food and feed.
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