Doing farming is a pride in Israel, representative of Israel-based Bina B.Y Mihul LTD consultation company, Dr Yoav Gal, told Armenian News – NEWS.am.

In his words, the first important thing for achieving success in this area is the human resources, who must want to study and be proud of their work.

“If you have a wish to learn, you involve your surrounding in all this as well. And, the desert, for instance, turns from problems into an opportunity. We entered the European market when it was snowy and cold there, while the situation was just the opposite in our country [then]. But we were able to take advantage of the weather conditions and export our product,” Gal said.

According to the expert, villagers are proud of their work in Israel, not being considered part of the lower strata of the society. “We have been in Armenia for only several fays, but we noticed something. The Armenians’ pessimistic views on the agriculture should be liquidated.  It is not to be forgotten that if you have an established society, any problem can be turned into a privilege. It’s thereby possible to achieve success,” the Israeli company representative said.  

For his part, Deputy Vice General Manager of Economy & Quality Management, Investment and Financing Department at Israel's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Efrat Hadas, noted that the secret of their success is in unity.

“Technology is available in all countries, but our privilege is in the single work system. Of course, the specialist creates technophiles, but it is the villager who uses it. He decides whether this innovation will help him or not. We have an overall well-developed infrastructure. Besides, people prefer living in the village rather than in the city. And the situation is exactly the opposite in Armenia,” Hadas said.

The Israeli experts carried out training in Armenia.