ArmInfo. Executive Director of the Armenian Agriculture Development Fund Gegham Grigoryan received a delegation of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on August 30, headed by the head of the program of the Office for Capacity Building and Development of the External Agricultural Service, Clement Gelhar.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Armenia, the parties discussed the programs implemented in the Armenian agro-sphere with the assistance of the USDA, as well as possible ways of cooperation. As Gegham Grigoryan noted, the gradual introduction of modern technologies is planned in the sphere of agriculture in Armenia. In particular, it is expected to introduce a geographic information system that will allow the analysis and processing of space images, assess damage caused, and collect data from the agrosphere, which in turn will provide an opportunity to more quickly and clearly assess the situation.
According to Klemen Gelhar, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is ready to continue assistance to Armenia in the direction of further development and improvement of the agricultural sector.It should be noted that the decision to establish the Agricultural Development Fund was adopted at a meeting of the Armenian government on March 9, 2017.The fund is called upon to accumulate all resources directed to the development of the sphere, to promote the development of a competitive and modern agricultural sector, and to coordinate the implementation of projects funded by donor organizations.
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