Objectives: Contribute to protection of human health and the environment through promotion of safe alternatives and IPM by strengthening the capacity of rural farmers in particular women in order to reduce pesticides residues in products Raise awareness among farmers, focusing on women farmers, academia, relevant officials by development of information campaign related to IPM approach Seminars on “Integrated control as…
Agriculture is one of the most important branches of Armenia’s economy, with more than 35% of the population involved in. Farmers and agricultural workers face greatest challenge regarding occupational safety and health as most of them work in various small farms and enterprises. Rapid increase of greenhouse production especially in Ararat region requires particular attention to the OSH issues. Agricultural…
The “Rural Economic Development-New Economic Opportunities” program (RED-NEO) is being implemented by CARD with the Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment NGO, AM Partners Consulting and Hicks, Burnham and Williams LLC. RED-NEO program builds upon current and previous projects, initiatives and activities that the government of Armenia, the U.S. government and USAID, and other donor and non-governmental organizations are…
The project is supported by GGF There is sufficient scientific evidence regarding Glyphosate’s significant threat to agrarian societies. Some countries including EU, have already banned its use. In Armenia, Glyphosate is widely used in agriculture. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the annual amount of import is steadily increasing (12,000 liters in 2012, 60,000 liters in 2013; 149,280 t in…
According to the Partnership Agreement between the NGO “Armenian Women for Health and Environment” (AWHHE) and Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF – France), the project entitled “Sustainable Agriculture for Women in Armenia: Sustainable Development of Three Armenian Rural Communities by Women” was successfully implemented. Below are reported the activities in accordance with the log frame. Construction of a…
My name is Raisa Khachatryan. I have been coordinating the activities of the Women’s Resource Center of Solak community since its establishment in 2011 by the “Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment” (AWHHE) NGO. AWHHE has significantly contributed to sustainable agricultural development and production of ecologically clean agricultural products. I can proudly say that we have achieved considerable success…
The project is supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan.Project time-frame: 3,5 months (in 2015)Target communities: Ditak (Ararat marz), Solak (Kotayk), Voskevan (Tavush) The project focused on: community education to promote the use of clean and safe solar energy for fruit drying a poster entitled “Construction of a Solar Dryer” a leaflet entitled “Drying of Agricultural Products Using the Sun’s…
REPORT ON IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITES Objective: Promote organic honey production and marketing in Ijevan and Solak communities and reduce the usage of pesticides Project activities Select and purchase 10 beehives in Ijevan for local farmers Train Solak farmers on proper beehive care Provide beekeepers with technical assistance on bee diseases management using natural techniques Provide necessary tools and advice for beehives…
co-funded by the Rhône-Alpes region of France Project Partners: WECF France (Rhône Alpes) and AWHHE (Armenia) Municipalities covered : Ditak (Ararat), Voskevan (Tavush), Saghmosavan (Aragatsotn) and Solak (Kotayk). The communities of Ditak and Voskevan were part of the 2012 project, their motivation, but also the need for continuity and optimization of efforts explains the reason why those were selected to join…