Ongoing Projects
TCP Projects
Emergency agricultural inputs support to the most vulnerable smallholder farmers affected by effects of supply chain disruption caused by the Ukraine conflict; rapid agricultural livelihood resumption and integration for refugee households from NK
Emergency agricultural inputs support to the most vulnerable smallholder farmers affected by effects of supply chain disruption caused by the Ukraine conflict; rapid agricultural livelihood resumption and integration for refugee households from NK
Objective: Increase wheat production of the most vulnerable smallholder farmers in Armenia.
Implementing period: 01-Jun-2022 - 30-Jun-2024
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 500,000 USD
Donor: FAO
TCPF: Assistance in preparation of dossier on PPR according to OIE requirements
TCPF: Assistance in preparation of dossier on PPR according to OIE requirements
Objective: OIE is recognizing Armenia as free of PPR following the submission of the dossier
Implementing period: 05-Jul-2022 - 30-Jun-2024
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 53,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Digital Technologies in support of Agriculture Value chains and Rural Development
Digital Technologies in support of Agriculture Value chains and Rural Development
Objective: The project will support the Ministry of Economy in deploying and operating the vineyard registry system (VRS) by developing capacities for the effective use of the VRS. FAO will support the development of a mobile application to enhance farmers? access to digital services. The developed mobile application will be piloted within the vine makers' community in the rural areas; however, it does not exclude the possibility to implement the software in other agricultural related sectors.
Implementing period: 01-Feb-2023 - 01-Feb-2025
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 297,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Assistance for effective field-level forest monitoring
Assistance for effective field-level forest monitoring
Objective: Sustainable management of forest land and tree resources, as well as forest restoration activities, require continuous forest monitoring at the local and national levels. Due to the limited institutional capacities in the country, the technical assistance by FAO will be provided to address the urgent need to establish a nationwide field data collection system in Armenia.
Implementing period: 05-Jun-2023 - 25-Apr-2025
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 177,000 USD
Donor: FAO
TCPF: Support in adaptation of EU best practice on state support schemes and green agriculture
TCPF: Support in adaptation of EU best practice on state support schemes and green agriculture
Objective: The project will support the Ministry of Economy with study on EU best practices and provide set of recommendations on subsidy schemes and relevant policies to the Ministry of Economy.
Implementing period: 21-Jul-2023 - 20-Jul-2025
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 95,000 USD
Donor: FAO
TCPF: Technical support towards reforming the family vulnerability assessment system
TCPF: Technical support towards reforming the family vulnerability assessment system
Objective: The project will provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs to revise the methodology for the assessment of the value of agricultural land as an asset, the calculation of the net income from horticulture, revise the methodology for calculating net income from livestock farming of socially disadvantaged vulnerable population.
Implementing period: 01-Dec-2023 - 31-Aug-2025
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 80,000 USD
Donor: FAO
TCPF: Support access to land for refugees through lease facilitation and consolidation
TCPF: Support access to land for refugees through lease facilitation and consolidation
Objective: The project will focus on targeting up to 10 villages (settlements) for land access through land lease facilitation and consolidation by a dedicated FAO team, focusing to the extent possible on securing access to land through lease arrangements in time for the spring planting season.
Implementing period: 15-Dec-2023 - 30-Nov-2024
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 70,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Strengthening capacity in assessment of disaster impact on agriculture and its sub-sectors
Strengthening capacity in assessment of disaster impact on agriculture and its sub-sectors
Objective: To improve capacities of countries to cope with disasters and plan recovery activities in agriculture by setting up a national damage and loss information system for agriculture.
Implementing period: 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Dec-2025
Location: Regional Europe
Amount: 200,000 USD
Donor: FAO
TF/GCP Projects
Forest resilience of Armenia, enhancing adaptation and rural green growth via mitigation
Forest resilience of Armenia, enhancing adaptation and rural green growth via mitigation
Objective: By the end of project CO2 removals from the forests subsector are increased by at least 7% via sustainable climate adaptive forestry investments and fuelwood energy efficiency with effective involvement of communities.
Implementing period: 04-Nov-2021 - 03-Nov-2029
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 10,000,000 USD
Donor: GCF - Green Climate Fund (Accreditation Master Agreement - AMA)
Implementation of LDN commitments through sustainable management and restoration of degraded landscape (FSP)
Implementation of LDN commitments through sustainable management and restoration of degraded landscape (FSP)
Objective: To support the national efforts to implement the LDN targets of Armenia through sustainable land management and restoration of degraded landscapes
Implementing period: 11-Feb-2022 - 11-Feb-2025
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 2,183,105 USD
Donor: GEF (FAO)
Forest resilience of Armenia, enhancing adaptation and rural green growth via mitigation
Forest resilience of Armenia, enhancing adaptation and rural green growth via mitigation
Objective: By the end of project CO2 removals from the forests subsector are increased by at least 7% via sustainable climate adaptive forestry investments and fuelwood energy efficiency with effective involvement of communities. As complementary and separate funding sources, as reflected in the Funding Proposal approved by the GCF Board.
Implementing period: 04-Nov-2021 - 03-Nov-2029
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 1,631,542 USD
Donor: Austria
Reducing risks of locust disasters in Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA)
Reducing risks of locust disasters in Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA)
Objective: Prevention and disaster risk reduction in Caucasus as well as use of up-to-date control techniques and operational use of biopesticides in the entire CCA
Implementing period: 15-Sep-2021 - 14-Sep-2024
Location: Global, including Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Amount: 1,800,000 USD
Donor: United States, BHA, USAID
Reducing the advance of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in food and agriculture
Reducing the advance of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in food and agriculture
Objective: The project is focused on strengthening technical capacities of and enabling environment in targeted countries and is expected to produce: - improved awareness of key national stakeholders and general public on the risks related to AMR for humans, food, animals, plants and the environment is improved and the food and agriculture sector is actively involved in the development of multi-sectoral National Action Plans (NAPs) on AMR; - improved ability of target countries to assess and analyze the existing AMR and AMU knowledge, and strengthened capacities and regulatory frameworks related to AMU in food, agriculture, fisheries and livestock; - integrated surveillance systems on AMR supported by assessment and strengthened capacity of national laboratories and related infrastructure to collect and share data on detection of AMR and antimicrobial residue.
Implementing period: 15-Sep-2021 - 14-Sep-2024
Location: Regional Europe, including Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Amount: 3,250,000 USD
Donor: RF
Technical assistance towards brucellosis control in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Technical assistance towards brucellosis control in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Objective: Adverse impacts of brucellosis in animal and public health in targeted countries reduced as well as Enhanced surveillance, prevention and control towards the progressive eradication of brucellosis.
Implementing period: 08-Dec-2023 - 19-Mar-2027
Location: Regional Europe, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Amount: 3,396,534 USD
Donor: United States, DTRA
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization Regional Cooperation Centre for Sustainable Food Systems
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization Regional Cooperation Centre for Sustainable Food Systems
Objective: To provide the BSEC member states with advice, guidance and information - in the areas of food security and safety, poverty alleviation and sustainable natural resource management including aquatic resources and institutional capacities - for making food systems more sustainable.
Implementing period: 01-Aug-2020 - 31-Jan-2024
Location: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Russian Federation, the Republic of Serbia, Turkiye, Ukraine
Amount: 500,000 USD
Donor: Turkiye
TF/GFEE Projects
Forest resilience of Armenia, enhancing adaptation and rural green growth via mitigation
Forest resilience of Armenia, enhancing adaptation and rural green growth via mitigation
Objective: To administer GCF Accredited Entity (AMA) Fee for the project GCP/ARM/008/GCF
Implementing period: 04-Nov-2021 - 03-Nov-2029
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 750,000 USD
Donor: GCF - Green Climate Fund (Accreditation Master Agreement - AMA)
TF/UNJP
Local Empowerment of Actors for Development (LEAD) Programme
Local Empowerment of Actors for Development (LEAD) Programme
Objective: The project helps the local population in Lori and Tavush to play active role in inclusive, resilient and sustainable local development by strengthening mechanisms of partnership building, territorial cooperation, organizational and service development and creating better local governance through applying the principles and mechanisms of EU LEADER approach.
Implementing period: 16 Nov 2020 - 30 Sep 2024
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 1,878,883 USD
Donor: European Union
Completed Projects
TCP Projects
Assistance for establishing the National Forest Monitoring and Assessment System
Assistance for establishing the National Forest Monitoring and Assessment System
Objective: Contribution of the forest sector to the national economy and rural development increased through sustainable commercial exploitation of forests, while protecting the environment and improving the quality of life of all citizens.
Implementing period: 26-Jan-2022 - 31-Dec-2023
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 244,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Strengthening capacities for improving climate action for building resilience in agriculture
Strengthening capacities for improving climate action for building resilience in agriculture
Objective: To provide capacity building support for improving climate action in Armenia through support to the implementation of its NDC in the Agriculture, fishery and forestry sector in the framework of the NDC Partnership programme and support the development of appropriate projects and policies for enhancing the agriculture sector in Armenia.
Implementing period: 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Dec-2023
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 300,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Emergency Humanitarian assistance to conflict affected vulnerable groups in Armenia
Emergency Humanitarian assistance to conflict affected vulnerable groups in Armenia
Objective: Vulnerable household are able to keep their livestock alive over the winter season and generate limited income to maintain food security and FAO has developed an medium term support programme for sustainable livelihoods and food security.
Implementing period: 22-Jan-2021 - 21-Jan-2022
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 350,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Creating enabling environments for enhanced climate resilience in agriculture
Creating enabling environments for enhanced climate resilience in agriculture
Objective: The project will contribute to mainstreaming climate change adaptation processes in agriculture and food system through enhancing resilient seed systems and promoting quality seeds of climate tolerant varieties (SDG 13).
Implementing period: 15-Apr-2020 - 14-Apr-2022
Location: Regional Europe (Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Tajikistan)
Amount: 405,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Establishment of land management instruments and institutional framework to address land abandonment
Establishment of land management instruments and institutional framework to address land abandonment
Objective: The goal of the project is to provide support to the establishment of a new Land Agency and initial assistance to operationalize the proposed framework for the mediation of lease.
Implementing period: 01 Nov 2019 - 30 Oct 2021
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 279,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Strengthening Capacity in Price and Market Information Systems and Policy Monitoring in Response to COVID-19 and Other Shocks
Strengthening Capacity in Price and Market Information Systems and Policy Monitoring in Response to COVID-19 and Other Shocks
Objective: Strengthened institutional capacities to address the countries` needs in developing and maintaining MIS for commodity and value chain development and in developing robust and flexible policy strategies to deal with short-term risks and long-term market uncertainties.
Implementing period: 15-May-2020 - 14-May-2022
Location: Regional Europe (Armenia, Albania, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan)
Amount: 420,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Strengthening food safety and animal health capacities in risk assessment and management
Strengthening food safety and animal health capacities in risk assessment and management
Objective: The project will support in improved safety and quality of the food produced and consumed in Armenia and increased competitiveness in international trade.
Implementing period: 01 May 2019 - 30 Apr 2021
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 315,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Enhancing regional capacities to design and implement nutrition-sensitive social protection programme to reduce food insecurity and malnutrition
Enhancing regional capacities to design and implement nutrition-sensitive social protection programme to reduce food insecurity and malnutrition
Objective: Government and relevant stakeholders design and implement improved nutrition sensitive al protection interventions.
Implementing period: 02-Apr-2018 - 31-Mar-2021
Location: Inter regional (Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Senegal, Zambia)
Amount: 500,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Strategies for Food Loss and Waste Reduction
Strategies for Food Loss and Waste Reduction
Objective: The goal of the project is to enhance reduction FLW in the programme implementation areas, resulting in a reduction of the national contribution to climate change, and a mitigation of the pressure on national food systems for increased production.
Implementing period: 01 Aug 2018 - 31 Jul 2021
Location: Regional Europe (Armenia, Albania, Moldova, North Macedonia)
Amount: 320,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Support for the enhancement of national plant pest surveillance and phytosanitary certification systems
Support for the enhancement of national plant pest surveillance and phytosanitary certification systems
Objective: The goal of the project is to provide support to the efficient phytosanitary services required for sustainable and climate resilient transitions to address threats caused by CC such as plant pests to food systems and trade.
Implementing period: 01 Feb 2019 - 31 Dec 2021
Location: Regional Europe (Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, North Macedonia, Regional Europe, Ukraine)
Amount: 388,000 USD
Donor: FAO
TCP Facility
Support to the assessment of DRR in the agricultural sector in Caucasus and Eastern Europe
Support to the assessment of DRR in the agricultural sector in Caucasus and Eastern Europe
Objective: The goal of the project is to support the improvement of Governments legal, policy and institutional frameworks and systems for risk reduction capacities on DRR in the agricultural sector.
Implementing period: 01 Oct 2019 - 30 Jun 2021
Location: Regional Europe (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Regional Europe, Ukraine)
Amount: 80,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Technical Assistance on Preparation of the full funding proposal on GCF
Technical Assistance on Preparation of the full funding proposal on GCF
Objective: Support the Government to develop and officially submit the full funding proposal to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Secretariat and to the GCF board.
Implementing period: 01-Aug-2019 - 30-Jun-2021
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 40,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Development of communities through designing the strategy and policy (LEADER approach)
Development of communities through designing the strategy and policy (LEADER approach)
Objective: Development of communities through designing appropriate strategy and policy: including LEADER approach, the action plan of the Agricultural strategy of Armenia, and other policy documents.
Implementing period: 26-Aug-2019 - 30-Jun-2021
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 80,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Technical Support for Revision of the National Forest Policy and Strategic framework
Technical Support for Revision of the National Forest Policy and Strategic framework
Objective: The project output and activities will directly contribute to developing activities and projects that will support sustainable forest management in Armenia in line with Government priorities, as well as FAO Regional Initiatives in Europe and Central Asia and FAO Strategic Objectives, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Implementing period: 19-Mar-2020 - 31-Mar-2021
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 44,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Socio-economic impact assessment of COVID-19
Socio-economic impact assessment of COVID-19
Objective: Collect and analyse information to put in place systems for continued monitoring and assessments, including effective policy responses that minimize the negative impact of COVID-19.
Implementing period: 18-Jun-2020 - 30-Nov-2021
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 41,000 USD
Donor: FAO
Development of policy on cooperatives and study on CEPA for mitigation of the COVID-19 impact
Development of policy on cooperatives and study on CEPA for mitigation of the COVID-19 impact
Objective: Support to the Ministry of Economy in the preparation of adopting the CEPA in agriculture sector.
Implementing period: 01 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 83,000 USD
Donor: FAO
TF/GCP Projects
Implementation of LDN commitments through sustainable management and restoration of degraded landscape (PPG)
Implementation of LDN commitments through sustainable management and restoration of degraded landscape (PPG)
Objective: Support Armenia in achieving all the four targets of its land degradation neutrality strategy, including stopping cropland degradation and promoting agroecology; afforestation and/or reforesting two-third of the degraded land; stopping deforestation and improving forest management all across the country; stopping overgrazing and improve grassland management all across the country.
Implementing period: 13-Feb-2020 - 10-Mar-2021
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 100,000 USD
Donor: GEF (FAO)
Developing Capacity for Strengthening Food Security and Nutrition in Selected Countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia
Developing Capacity for Strengthening Food Security and Nutrition in Selected Countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia
Objective: Increase capacity in the countries of the region to establish an enabling environment for the food security of the most vulnerable populations.
Implementing period: 01 May 2016 - 30 Jun 2021
Location: Regional (Armenia, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan)
Amount: 2,000,000 USD
Donor: Russian Federation
Enhancing Human Security and Building Resilient Society in Disadvantaged Communities of Armenia
Enhancing Human Security and Building Resilient Society in Disadvantaged Communities of Armenia
Objective: Provide supporting to Armenia's efforts in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by addressing the root causes of human insecurity for vulnerable people and communities in targeted regions through strengthened livelihoods, creation of sustainable economic opportunities and capacity development.
Implementing period: 15 Oct 2018 - 14 Oct 2021
Location: Countrywide
Amount: 150,898 USD
Donor: UNO - UN administered Trust Fund
Reducing the advance of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in food and agriculture
Reducing the advance of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in food and agriculture
Objective: The project is focused on strengthening technical capacities of and enabling environment in targeted countries and is expected to produce: - improved awareness of key national stakeholders and general public on the risks related to AMR for humans, food, animals, plants and the environment is improved and the food and agriculture sector is actively involved in the development of multi-sectoral National Action Plans (NAPs) on AMR; - improved ability of target countries to assess and analyze the existing AMR and AMU knowledge, and strengthened capacities and regulatory frameworks related to AMU in food, agriculture, fisheries and livestock; - integrated surveillance systems on AMR supported by assessment and strengthened capacity of national laboratories and related infrastructure to collect and share data on detection of AMR and antimicrobial residue.
Implementing period: 30 Mar 2017 - 30 Nov 2021
Location: Regional (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan)
Amount: 3,250,000 USD
Donor: Russian Federation
Strengthening Global Veterinary Epidemiology Capabilities and Rapid Regional Disease Surveillance
Strengthening Global Veterinary Epidemiology Capabilities and Rapid Regional Disease Surveillance
Objective: FAO, in collaboration with the United States Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA) Cooperative Biological Engagement Programme (CBEP), will; a) design and implement Training to support Epidemiology Capacities in countries using FETP-V approaches; b) strengthen the capacity of regional veterinary epidemiology networks of countries to conduct surveillance, conduct risk assessment for animal diseases of regional concern and facilitate access of countries to animal health information and data by enhancing information systems and tools available for enhancing disease reporting at all levels.
Implementing period: 18-Sep-2017 - 17-Sep-2023
Location: Global, including Armenia
Amount: 4,248,302 USD
Donor: United States