ArmInfo. The French Development Agency (FDA) together with the EU will grant a grant of 10 million euros under the program "Irrigated Agriculture". Armenian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Armen Harutyunyan stated this at a press conference on December 19, reporting on programs aimed at developing agricultural infrastructures in the country.
According to the Deputy Minister, the program is designed for three years (2018-2020), the goal is to improve the irrigation system in Armavir and Ararat regions of Armenia. The financing will be directed to the introduction of a drip irrigation system, the laying of secondary irrigation canals and the consolidation of land. The funds will be allocated to the Agricultural Development Fund, which in turn will be responsible for the implementation of the program.
The current program, as indicated by the deputy minister, is interlinked with another, also financed by the FAR - the program for the construction of the Vedi reservoir. The latter should provide reliable irrigation of 7,500 hectares of land in the Ararat plain. It is expected that following the results of the implementation of the two programs it will be possible to resolve the issue of irrigation of the agricultural lands of the region.
