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  • ATG: From Seeds of Hope, to Seeds of Prosperity

    PRESS RELEASE
    THE ARMENIAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP
    Varoujan Der Simonian, Executive Director
    Armenian Technology Group, Inc.
    550 East Shaw Ave., Suite 240
    P.O.Box 5969
    Fresno CA 93755-5969 US
    Tel: 559-224-1000
    Fax: 559-224-1002
    Email: [email protected]
    http://www.atgusa.org/


    ** From Seeds of Hope, to Seeds of Prosperity
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    Gagik Lazarian the ATG's long time in-country director continues to
    have his impact in the grain industry in Armenia. Recently he was
    invited to attend the latest conference organized by the Ministry of
    Agriculture on the weekend of December 5, 2014 in Dilijan,
    Armenia. The conference studied the agricultural regulations and laws
    that apply to the grain industry in Armenia, and their impact on the
    farm level.


    Gagik Lazarian (third from the left) during the conference in
    Dilijan, Armenia

    When the founding fathers of ATG had established this organization in
    1989, their goals never included short term solutions or
    handouts. Their primary goal was to give the impoverished people of
    rural Armenia the freedom and power that come with self-sustaining
    independent work. The wheat seed is only one of the programs that the
    group has carried out with pride and honor while serving the people of
    Armenia for the past 25 years.

    It all started with our experts from the United States introducing and
    planting a number of wheat and alfalfa seeds varieties on trial plots
    in 1992 in Spitak, Armenia. Using the applied science methodology, our
    scientists, former UC extension agents, have selected the most
    suitable seed verities for each of the seven growing zones in
    Armenia. Over the years we continued the research in this field and
    supplied the farmers with the highest quality seed varieties, and have
    provided them the proper knowledge and training, which not only help
    feed the people of Armenia but also aided Armenia's rural economic
    development.


    Mkhitar Grigoryan, ATG Chief Agronomist with Gagik Lazarian and
    Garnik Petrosyan, Deputy Minister of Agriculture. Along with seed
    growing farmers.

    Earlier this year the farmers were invited to the annual pre harvest
    field demonstration that ATG foundation has been holding for the past
    20 years. The seminar provides the opportunity to the grain growers to
    learn about the latest seed available to plant for each specific
    region of Armenia. The guests included one of ATG's long time
    cooperating farmers Vachik Adamyan from Artsakh. The purpose of his
    visit, as in the past, was to select new seed varieties for his
    fields.


    Garnik Petrosyan, Gagik Lazarian | Mkhitar Grigoryan, Gagik
    Lazarian, and Garnik Petrosyan

    Throughout the years, the Armenian Technology Group continued to
    introduce the latest and most innovative agricultural methodology and
    machinery. The group introduced and manufactured two generations of
    lends levelers in Armenia in 1990's and the No-Till farming technology
    in 2007, which significantly increased the yield volume, while
    decreasing the farmers' production costs by 65%. ATG has been active
    in every region of Armenia, where they have organized over 380
    seminars and field demonstrations. The ATG offices in Armenia provide
    educational materials about the correct seed types and use of farm
    inputs, along with safety procedures that have to be followed during
    application.
    "We are pleased that Gagik and his team have been able to administer
    our operations in Armenia effectively," said Varoujan Der Simonian,
    Executive Director of ATG. "The Board of Directors are pleased that
    their objective of transferring the management of our activities to a
    local team has been realized."
    The ATG continues to provide its services to the wheat growing
    farmers, by cleaning and processing their harvest. This service
    insures that we continue to segregate specific seed varieties from
    each other, and maintain the highest quality standard of each seed
    growing generation.
    The seed multiplication program started with the financial support of
    US Government and the Armenian-American communities. Through the
    support of private sectors' contributions, ATG is also involved in
    other agricultural development projects to help the people of Armenia.
    ATG is a 501 (c)3 charitable organization. Your voluntary
    contributions are highly appreciated. You can mail your
    tax-deductible donations to ATG at P. O. Box 5969 Fresno CA 93755.

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