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GREENHOUSES TO MAKE BORDER VILLAGE OF BERKABER PLENTIFUL AGAIN
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16:46, August 14, 2013
YEREVAN - ONEArmenia has launched its fourth campaign to help build
sustainable greenhouses for over 500 residents in the border village
of Berkaber, located in the Tavush region of northeastern Armenia.
For the past 20 years, the farmers in Berkaber have not been able to
farm because their land, located on the other side of the village's
reservoir, is under the occupation of Azeri military forces.
Thankfully, there is a solution. With the partnership of Sahman NGO,
ONEArmenia will build four greenhouses in the backyards of four
homes in Berkaber, creating not only a regular source of food but
also a pathway to steady income for each family, as produce can
be sold and traded at market rates for three seasons out of the
year. Each greenhouse will measure 100 square meters and can yield
up to 50 kilograms of produce per day. The produce grown inside the
greenhouses is all-organic, and water is dispersed throughout the
structure using an eco-friendly drip system.
According to Sahman NGO, this type of farming is new to Berkaber.
However, a team of agriculturists will visit the village regularly to
train farmers on how to maintain and expand their greenhouses. Once
built, the greenhouses will consistently produce organically-grown
fruits and vegetables that the farmers can then sell to neighboring
villages and as part of a co-op at the bazaar in nearby Idjevan.
Agriculture is the economic foundation of most countries, and for
developing countries the most likely source of economic growth. The
impact that four greenhouses can make on this tiny village is quite
significant. The creation of greenhouses thus alleviates poverty by
empowering the community to grow its own food.
The campaign is due to last until August 31st. Want to support? Visit
ONEArmenia's Indiegogo page!
Non-profit funding platform ONEArmenia was founded in September 2012
to stand side-by-side with the change-making individuals and the
organizations they represent, using social media and crowd-funding to
involve anyone with an Internet connection in boosting projects that
are geared toward making tangible change in Armenia. The non-profit
is based on its three-pillar commitment to global collaboration,
freshness and transparency. This means that the ONEArmenia network
makes it possible to not only raise money for a project based in
Armenia as a worldwide community, but to also track the progress of
said project with complete access to financial information.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/28701/greenhouses-to-make-border-village-of-berkaber-plentiful-again.html
16:46, August 14, 2013
YEREVAN - ONEArmenia has launched its fourth campaign to help build
sustainable greenhouses for over 500 residents in the border village
of Berkaber, located in the Tavush region of northeastern Armenia.
For the past 20 years, the farmers in Berkaber have not been able to
farm because their land, located on the other side of the village's
reservoir, is under the occupation of Azeri military forces.
Thankfully, there is a solution. With the partnership of Sahman NGO,
ONEArmenia will build four greenhouses in the backyards of four
homes in Berkaber, creating not only a regular source of food but
also a pathway to steady income for each family, as produce can
be sold and traded at market rates for three seasons out of the
year. Each greenhouse will measure 100 square meters and can yield
up to 50 kilograms of produce per day. The produce grown inside the
greenhouses is all-organic, and water is dispersed throughout the
structure using an eco-friendly drip system.
According to Sahman NGO, this type of farming is new to Berkaber.
However, a team of agriculturists will visit the village regularly to
train farmers on how to maintain and expand their greenhouses. Once
built, the greenhouses will consistently produce organically-grown
fruits and vegetables that the farmers can then sell to neighboring
villages and as part of a co-op at the bazaar in nearby Idjevan.
Agriculture is the economic foundation of most countries, and for
developing countries the most likely source of economic growth. The
impact that four greenhouses can make on this tiny village is quite
significant. The creation of greenhouses thus alleviates poverty by
empowering the community to grow its own food.
The campaign is due to last until August 31st. Want to support? Visit
ONEArmenia's Indiegogo page!
Non-profit funding platform ONEArmenia was founded in September 2012
to stand side-by-side with the change-making individuals and the
organizations they represent, using social media and crowd-funding to
involve anyone with an Internet connection in boosting projects that
are geared toward making tangible change in Armenia. The non-profit
is based on its three-pillar commitment to global collaboration,
freshness and transparency. This means that the ONEArmenia network
makes it possible to not only raise money for a project based in
Armenia as a worldwide community, but to also track the progress of
said project with complete access to financial information.