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In a significant stride towards combating soil degradation and enhancing agricultural sustainability, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its Global Soil Partnership (GSP), havelaunched the Recarbonization of Agricultural Soils (RECSOIL) initiative in Armenia. The RECSOIL initiative aims to address the pressing issue of soil degradation highlighted...

The impacts of COVID-19, the war in Ukraine and climate change continue to challenge the resilience and sustainability of agrifood systems in Armenia and throughout the region. Addressing these challenges will require the promotion of increased environmental sustainability and ecologically sound and socially responsible agriculture practices that consider economic dimensions. The Regional...

May 8, 2024, Yerevan – Arman Khojoyan, Deputy Minister of Economy of RA and Francoise Jacob, UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia opened the FAO’s workshop which is promoting policy priorities to strengthen the agrifood systems in Armenia. Armenia, as one of the focus countries of regional FAO project will benefit from...

On April 14-17 FAO organized a study tour to Serbia for Armenian state authorities of different institutions, responsible for rural and agricultural development. The study tour aimed at deepening their understanding of the EU LEADER approach and of the functioning of Local Action Groups. The tour was organized within the scope...

In response to the displacement of over 100,000 ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh in late September 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a project aimed at supporting refugee households in Armenia to access agricultural land. Many of these displaced individuals, who were engaged in farming activities,...