WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE ORANGE FOUNDATION A NEW AGRICULTURAL PROJECT IS IMPLEMENTED IN KARMIR AGHEK VILLAGE OF LORI REGION
A new agricultural project is launched in Karmir Aghek village of Lori
region with the support of the Orange Foundation and G2IA. The project
uses the consumer cooperative model and allows to over 38 families
living in the village to get better results by joining their efforts.
To support the newly created cooperative, a cannery and a drying
house for herbs were built in the village, to help the cooperative
members to organize their work. Professional trainings were organized
for the inhabitants, as well as links were established with processing
companies, to facilitate the operation of the new consumer cooperative
and the realization of the harvest.
These days the inhabitants of Karmir Aghek already present their own
production, such as, jams from different fruits, dried herbs, stewed
fruits and large assortment of vodka, at the expo-fair organized in
Odzun village of Lori region.
"The problems of the Armenian villages are at the center of attention
of the Orange Foundation. Karmir Aghek is already the second village,
where an economic project is being implemented with the support
of the Orange Foundation. This initiative tends to become a basis
for sustainable and permanent development for the inhabitants of
the village. Indeed, we want to see soon the results and changes
our investment will make in this village," said Nazareth Seferian,
General Secretary of the Orange Foundation.
The Orange Foundation has invested overall 4,160,000 AMD for
implementation of the project.
15:56 23/07/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/30528
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
A new agricultural project is launched in Karmir Aghek village of Lori
region with the support of the Orange Foundation and G2IA. The project
uses the consumer cooperative model and allows to over 38 families
living in the village to get better results by joining their efforts.
To support the newly created cooperative, a cannery and a drying
house for herbs were built in the village, to help the cooperative
members to organize their work. Professional trainings were organized
for the inhabitants, as well as links were established with processing
companies, to facilitate the operation of the new consumer cooperative
and the realization of the harvest.
These days the inhabitants of Karmir Aghek already present their own
production, such as, jams from different fruits, dried herbs, stewed
fruits and large assortment of vodka, at the expo-fair organized in
Odzun village of Lori region.
"The problems of the Armenian villages are at the center of attention
of the Orange Foundation. Karmir Aghek is already the second village,
where an economic project is being implemented with the support
of the Orange Foundation. This initiative tends to become a basis
for sustainable and permanent development for the inhabitants of
the village. Indeed, we want to see soon the results and changes
our investment will make in this village," said Nazareth Seferian,
General Secretary of the Orange Foundation.
The Orange Foundation has invested overall 4,160,000 AMD for
implementation of the project.
15:56 23/07/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/country/view/30528
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress