YEREVAN. – The first buckwheat production plant will open in Armenia. 

European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (ENPARD)-Armenia Project Manager Sergey Matevosyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that this plant will launch Tuesday in Tsovagyugh village, in Gegharkunik Province.

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Matevosyan noted that, within the framework of this project, they not only helped the villagers in building this plant, but also in sowing buckwheat and following its cultivation because buckwheat has not been grown in Armenia ever since Soviet times.

Russian specialists helped in sowing and field work, whereas Ukrainian specialists—in the plant equipment.

Several hundred farmers from five provinces had expressed a wish to participate in this project, added the ENPARD representative.

This plant will serve farmers in Kotayk and Gegharkunik Provinces. 

Another plant is ready for operation in Bavra rural community in Shirak Province. It will process buckwheat grown by farmers in Shirak, Lori, and Aragatsotn Provinces.