ArmInfo. Given the current state of emergency of Covid-19 and the needs of vulnerable producers for small-scale agricultural machinery, the European Union and the Austrian Development Agency within the EU Green Agriculture Initiative in Armenia (EU-GAIA) project, will provide small-scale tillage machines (motoblocks) to the communities of Shirak, Tavush and Lori regions.
As the press service of the Organization informs, the equipment will be used in a rotating manner by vulnerable producers identified in the communities, who are ready to expand the production of vegetables and directly use the provided support (motorblocks). The first visit to handover of the agricultural machinery will take place on May 13 in Amasia and Sarapat communities of Shirak region. The project will deliver the equipment to the mentioned communities of Shirak region and will provide an educational demonstration on the operation of the equipment.
To note, the new agricultural project (EU-GAIA) was launched in Armenia in March 2020. The project is designed to contribute to the development of sustainable, inclusive, innovative and market agribusiness. The project budget is 11.7 million euros, and it will be implemented within three years. The project is funded by the EU (9.7 million euros), co-financed by the Austrian Development Agency (2 million euros). The project partner is the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia.
