With diverse climatic conditions allowing everything from apricots to grapes to proliferate across fertile valleys, agriculture unsurprisingly engages 36% of Armenia’s workforce and feeds national aspirations despite growing industry focus. Yet most farming remains at subsistence levels on tiny 1.4 hectare family plots dotting the countryside.
Combined, Armenia’s fruits, vegetables and dairy exports approach $450 million annually underscoring latent agricultural prosperity potential if productivity constraints strangling farms could be eased through access to equipment, technology and infrastructure. Targeted solutions spanning irrigation investments, cooperative farming mentorship, climate smart techniques integration alongside savvy export partnerships can readily amplify incomes for Armenia’s future while addressing any food security anxieties.
Well, as external advisors who helped position agriculture exports from Asia and Africa for global shopper mindshare through trade fair exposure and productivity blueprint framing, we feel Armenia too deserves support for farming success. Our solutions bring localized perspectives – be it around crop consolidation advisory, agri-tourism experience curation or cold chain capabilities establishment so that smallholder farmers can gain direct access to profits from Armenia’s diverse, delicious produce basket approaching European Diaspora markets!