Armenia's agricultural turnaround: Sustainability as an economic lever

Author: Dietrich Schartner Armenia's agricultural sector is on the brink of profound change. Characterized for decades by small-scale farms, low productivity and high levels of rural poverty, sustainable and market-oriented production is now at the heart of the reform agenda. This development is being driven in particular by the "Green Agriculture Initiative Armenia" (EU-GAIA) financed by the European Union - the country's largest agricultural promotion project to date. EU-GAIA: modernization with European aspirations With a total budget of 11.7 million euros - 9.7 million of which from EU funds - EU-GAIA is pursuing the goal of establishing a competitive, "green" agriculture in northern Armenia. Together with the Armenian Ministry of Economy, the UN