Before the spring field works in Armenia start, the agricultural machinery station will be launched

ArmInfo. In 2017, the  Agricultural Development Fund launched a pilot program for the  establishment of agricultural machinery stations in Armenia, the  production of local fertilizers and feed. This was announced on the  eve of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fund by its  executive director Gegham Gevorgyan.

Following his wording, according to the press service of the Ministry  of Agriculture, this year, before the beginning of spring field work,  the station will begin to operate, which will enable small and  medium-sized farmers to use the newest agricultural services.

In the process is the implementation of an experimental program for  the production of organic fertilizers, preliminary results were  positive. Opportunities for  fodder produced in farms by hydroponics  are activated as well.

During the meeting, it was reported that in the second grant program  "Governance and competitiveness of the resources of agricultural  communities" (CARMAC) in 2017, 10 communities were completed, and in  8 work on improvement of pasture irrigation networks was continued,  and 41 agricultural machinery units were provided to agricultural  cooperatives.

As part of the advisory services program, 27 courses were organized  in which 685 farmers participated, including farmers of agricultural  cooperatives, 220 program seminars with the participation of 5,562  individuals and legal entities.

The Board of Trustees approved the Fund's activities in 2017, having  also approved the Fund's budget for 2018 and the staff units.