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On April 16, Hakob Simidyan, Minister of Environment of Armenia met with FAO Representative in Armenia, Raimund Jehle and the Special Representative of the FAO Director General, Daniel Gustafson.  Minister Hakob Simidyan welcomed FAO delegation. He emphasized the good examples for cooperation and the wide scope for further collaboration.  The Minister stressed...

On March 18 - 22, 2024, a Technical Training Workshop focusing on SDG 2.1 target took place in Yerevan, Armenia. The workshop delved into SDG 2.1.1“the Prevalence of Undernourishment” and SDG 2.1.2 “the Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale...

On February 16, EU-ARMENIA: Local Empowerment for Actors for Development (LEAD) 6th Strategic Steering Committee Meeting bi-annual meeting took place, hosted by Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Armenia. Mr. Frank Hess, Head of the Cooperation Section of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Mr. Vache Terteryan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure,...

18 December 2023, Yerevan, Armenia – In September of 2023, over 100 000 ethnic Armenian refugees fled from Nagorno-Karabakh region seeking shelter in Armenia and settled temporarily across the country in both rural and urban locations. Assisting in the development and strengthening of agricultural livelihoods is one approach facilitating their integration...

On 29-30 November 2023, rural youth entrepreneurs and FAO experts from Armenia participated in the Regional Rural Youth Forum for Europe and Central Asia: Making Rural More Attractive, organized by the UN FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia. Taking place in Budapest (Hungary), the two-day forum united young...