Exchange visit to greenhouse farm

On July 4, 2017, 12 members of “Pasture users union of Martouni community” Consumer Cooperative visited the Khoronq community of Armavir region with representatives of Shen NGO to get acquainted with the greenhouse farming peculiarities. Arayik Nazaretyan, a resident of Khoronk Village, presented to the participants four greenhouses of his and his neighbours, indoor cultivation methods of vegetables, the benefits and risks of greenhouse cultivation. He as well expressed readiness to assist the cooperative members in preparing a business plan for greenhouse farming. This exchange visit was organized in the framework of the "Promoting Inclusive Horticultural Value Chains in Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Moldova" project funded by IFAD.