MILK PURCHASE AND MARKETING CENTERS TO BE SET UP IN TAVUSH MARZ WITH UNDP ASSISTANCE

Noyan Tapan
Jun 20 2007

YEREVAN, JUNE 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The UNDP, Ashtarak Kat CJSC and the
Center for Agrobusiness and Rural Development on June 20 signed
a mutual understanding memorandum on founding milk purchase and
marketing centers in the rural communities of Varagavan, Tovuz and
Nerkin Karmiraghbyur of Tavush marz. The UNDP Resident Representative
to Armenia Consuelo Vidal said that the purpose of the initiative is
to help farmers with organizing milk purchase and selling, which will
promote the stable development of the marz.

Centers will operate in the areas allocated by the communities and
will be provided with modern equipment for checking the safety of
foodstuffs and their freezing.

According to C. Vidal, more than 200 farms of Tavush marz will use
services of these milk purchase and marketing centers.