About a year ago, the first silkworm returned to the village of Tavush, local agriculturist, Hovsep Gyurjinyan decided to engage in this traditional branch.

Hovsep says that after a long journey of learning, cooperation, and hard work, they are already thinking about filling the shortage of mulberries and expanding the production.

The filming crew of Tavush TV was in the village of Tavush, talked with the young agriculturist and prepared for you the story of the silkworm.



The deadline for the application and the documents is 16:00 (Yerevan time), March 22, 2023.

The project is financed by the European Union and co-financed by Austrian Development Cooperation. The project is implemented by the Austrian Development Agency and the United Nations Development Program in Armenia. The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia is the partner of the project.

The aim is to promote sustainable, innovative and market-oriented agriculture in Armenia.

What does the program provide?

Sustainable agricultural machinery and equipment, post-harvest and processing equipment and infrastructure investments.

Note: no cash or cash equivalent grants will be provided to the beneficiaries.

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In case of questions, call only until March 17, 2023, Monday-Friday, 09:00-18:00

EU Green Agriculture Initiative program

Technical Cooperation Office of the Embassy of the Republic of Austria

Yerevan office:
Address: 26/1 Vazgen Sargsyan street, Yerevan, Armenia
Phone: 374 93 144 635
Email:  gaia@ada.gv.at
Facebook/Instagram:  European Union-GAIA Armenia

Vanadzor office:
Address: Tigran Mets Ave., Building 24/48 (entrance only from the street) Vanadzor, Armenia
Phone:  +374 60 65 00 45, +374 93 144 518
Email:  gaia@ada.gv.at
Facebook/Instagram:  European Union-GAIA Armenia

The main goal of the implementation of the “pilot program for the introduction of the agricultural insurance system” is the clarification of the agricultural insurance mechanisms and the implementation of the policy aimed at risk management in the field of agriculture as a result of the introduction of the complete system. Under the program, the amount of the insurance premium will be subsidized by 50-60 percent.

Fore more details follow the link.

Tender for technical assistance aimed at the development and expansion of agribusiness

How to apply for the competition 

1, You need to download the application (AGRI Camp_application name surname.docsx) and rename it with your name and surname.

Download the application

2. Fill in the application in Armenian and send to grants.agricamp@gmail.com, in the subject line: AGRI CAMP_Grants». Then you will get an email from AGRI CAMP program. 

3. If you haven’t got the email, please, contact us: (+374 91) 75 22 27

For more details contact us: (+374 91) 75 22 27

Armen Avetisyan, head of the agriculture and land use department of the Goris municipality, Yervand Malunts, the administrative head of Khndzoresk, and other representatives of the rural sector were in Tavush marz from January 24 to 27, 2023.

First, they visited the cereal factory built within the framework of the UN World Food Program in the Norashen settlement of the Berd community to exchange experience so that they could apply the gained experience and knowledge in a similar cereal factory being built in the Khndzoresk settlement of Goris. The latter is also being built within the framework of the UN World Food Program in cooperation with the Goris municipality.

The members of the delegation got acquainted with the working process of the Norashen grain factory, the equipment, and the final product: packaged beans, beech, lentils, etc.

They visited the greenhouse farm next to the factory, where strawberries are grown hydroponically.
They were also at the “Kenats Tun” whole grain academy in Ijevan, where they got acquainted with production and kitchen secrets.

The delegation of Goris also had a discussion-conversation with the employees of the relevant department in the Tavush Administrative center.

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations continues to support Armenian families with funding from the European Union. On December 2, small agricultural machinery was provided to the economic entities of 25 settlements of Ijevan and Berd communities of Tavush marz, who are involved in local active groups.Equipment provided includes two-wheel tractors, tillers, rotary mowers, electric sprayers, diesel generators and welding equipment.

The support was provided within the framework of the “Empowerment of local actors for development in Lori and Tavush regions” project, which is financed by the European Union and jointly with the United Nations Development Program. The support is aimed at increasing the resilience of small farmers.

The project is implemented in Tavush and Lori regions as part of the concept of community-led local development and aims to actively involve local authorities and the population in development processes by creating infrastructures supporting local development and improving the capacities of relevant ministries and agencies.



In the “Discussion on Tavush TV” series, the topic of the roundtable discussion is agriculture. Agriculture is one of the priority directions for the development of the economy of Armenia. Tavush region is considered a region with great agricultural potential.

We talk about agriculture in Tavush and the problems and perspectives with Ashot Poghosyan, Head of the “Mountain High Angus” project.



We discussed the main problems of agriculture, possible solutions, and perspectives in Tavush region at the pavilion of Tavush TV. The guests of our regular discussion are

1. Vagharshak Suqoyan, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of the Tavush Regional Administration,
2. Arman Gabrielyan, Agriculturist
3. Tatul Stepanyan, Head of Experts Union Center of Expertise.

Share your opinions, thoughts, and suggestions on the topic and the discussion in the comments. Comment and join the discussion.



Green Training Center in Hovk is a unique model of sustainable and reasonable agriculture, which provides farmers, students, and agriculturists with educational and research opportunities. The first similar center of Green Lane has been successfully operating for several years in Dzoraghbyur community of Kotayk region. Green Training Center in Hovk has been operating since 2021. The goal of the latter is to find simple and effective solutions to the problems of the field of agriculture with the help of innovative methods and technologies, having as a principle the conservation of natural resources, the development of organic agriculture, as well as encouraging rural youth to engage in agricultural activities.

More than 150 species of traditional and non-traditional high-value crops and seedings are cultivated in the center, which are cultivated only following the principles of reasonable agriculture.

The visitors can find more than 100 herbs; they can see all the components of reasonable and safe agriculture, such as drip irrigation, anti-hail nets, solar power stations, greenhouses working with the latest technologies, greenhouses, etc.

Within the framework of the EU4Youth SEED regional project, Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development implemented with the support of the European Union by Green Lane NGO to promote rural tourism. Since this year, wooden huts have started to be used, which will allow the visitors to stay, get acquainted with the activities of the center, and learn to choose crops and how to grow them properly.

Due to its structure, appearance, and location, the center is very convenient for organizing various events.

A soil analysis laboratory was opened at Noyemberyan State College on April 29 as a part of the EU-fended Green Agriculture initiative implemented by the Austrian Development Agency, which will also serve as a classroom.

According to the director of Noyemberyan State College, Karen Nazaryan, “There was no such laboratory in our region, and in general, there are few such kinds of laboratories in Armenia, which enable us to analyze the soil, get information on soil composition, as a result of which, we can decide what to sow, what to plant, what to get, what kind of result we will get.”

The laboratory equipped with the latest and most accurate equipment is a unique structure in Tavush region. It will be significant not only as a research center in college but also as a center for the development of agricultural production and research at the regional level, in general.

The laboratory will provide services to the farmers of Tavush and local businesses, as it will serve as a modern vocational training center. It will enable the students to acquire practical skills. It will also provide the local farms with necessary information on soil physicochemical properties.

Soil examinations will be conducted in the laboratory, ratio and physical condition of soil micro-macroelements will be determined, as well as various studies related to the composition of plants and water will be carried out.