Horticulture seminar for raspberry growing women groups

On May 17 within IFAD funded "Promoting Inclusive Horticultural Value Chains in Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Moldova” Project took place a theoretical and practical seminar on “Organizing Effective Fight Against Pests and Diseases" in Ashotavan community of Syunik province for a raspberry-growing women groups. The agronomist expert presented the main pests and diseases of the fruit through didactic materials in the classroom. The second part of the training was held in a fruit orchard where the issues related to orchard farming techniques have been discussed. The seminar was attended by 20 farmers representing three raspberry growing groups.