FAO will continue to promote programs for development of agriculture  and communities of Armenia

ArmInfo. The Minister of Agriculture Artur Khachatryan and the coordinator of the strategic  programs of the Regional Bureau of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Europe and Central Asia Raymond Yale discussed the programs implemented in the field of agriculture in Armenia, with the assistance of the organization.

According to the press service of the Armenian Ministry of  Agriculture, Yale confirmed the readiness of the FAO to continue  promoting the implementation of programs aimed at the development of  agriculture and communities of the Republic of Armenia.

The head of the Ministry of Agriculture, in turn, presented the  priorities of the Armenian government in the sphere. In particular,  as he pointed out, the Cabinet is aimed at facilitating small-scale  farming, expanding the territory of cultivated land, and introducing  a system of drip irrigation and anti-hail networks.

The parties also noted the importance of developing cooperation and  the unification of small and medium- sized farms, including issues of  assisting the export of local agricultural products. They also  touched upon the need to improve the consulting services and the  development of organic agriculture.