The Ministry of Economy of Armenia today hosted a meeting with the heads of subdivisions to recap the results of the programs under implementation in the agriculture sector and consider the new initiatives to be carried out in 2020, as reported the Ministry of Economy of Armenia.

Deputy Minister Artak Kamalyan briefly touched upon the government assistance programs that were launched this year and are aimed at ensuring high efficiency of agriculture and promoting further development of the agrarian sector. Out of the new initiatives, the deputy minister attached importance to the plans for development of sheep breeding and goat breeding in 2019-23, development of cattle breeding in 2019-24, construction of small and medium-sized “smart” barns and introduction of small and medium-sized greenhouse economies.

The deputy minister particularly touched upon the strategy and action plan for sustainable development of agriculture and the activities for implementation of the current programs being implemented with the support of international organizations.