Opening ceremony of Akunq training centre
On September 14, the opening ceremony of the first Organic Experimental and Demonstrational Training Centre, based near Akunq village of Kotayk Marz, took place in Armenia. The significance of the training center for the sustainable development of organic agriculture in Armenia is manifold.
The center aims to promote organic farming development in the country through capacity building of all stakeholders including
- awareness rising
- transfer of knowledge and technology
- demonstration of production of high quality organic products
The experienced experts will conduct free of charge group trainings, hands on workshops, individual consultancies.
The opening ceremony started with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Tatev Sargsyan.
The honorable guests such as the ambassador of France Jean François Charpentier, vice Governor of Kotayk Marz Karen Margaryan, the Mayor of Akunq community Hunan Rubenyan, the representatives of UNDP, GEF SGP, OASI, ENPARD, UNIDO, UMCOR, FAO, Ecoglobe and number of farmers were present in the opening ceremony.
