Green Agriculture Conference Armenia 2025
Yerevan, 2-3 APRIL
Join us for the visionary conference under the headlining theme “Enabling Sustainable Development in Armenia through Green Agriculture”!
We invite researchers, academicians, policymakers, industry professionals, farmers, producers and all stakeholders in the field of green agriculture to participate in this dynamic event. By joining us you will have the opportunity to engage with internationally renowned keynote speakers, take part in insightful plenary panel discussions, attend both oral and poster presentations.
Experience the interactions that will foster an environment where ideas can be shared, challenged, and refined, creating a platform for fruitful discussions and meaningful collaborations.
FIELD VISIT ROUTE AND AGENDA
Place: Akunk village, Kotayk region
In 2020 ICARE established its own campus named Zabel Yessayan Agribusiness Center (ZYAC). ZYAC is a learning-by-doing agricultural technology and agribusiness incubation center of ICARE, which promotes entrepreneurship, environmentally conscious agriculture, a healthy lifestyle, and nature appreciation. ZYAC provides agribusiness incubation opportunities for ICARE students and young professionals who are passionate about establishing their agribusiness
companies or conducting important research projects.
Content/topics to be seen/presented
- Presentation of the drip irrigation system integrated with sprinkler irrigation at the apricot orchard. Irrigation system was established with EU GAIA project support.
- Presentation of the solar panel renewable energy source system, which fully covers the needs of the entire campus.
- Apiculture (beehives) project. Around 100 beehives which use a sustainable and chemicals-free breeding methods (the only one in Armenia).
- Visiting the students' experimental winery and a complimentary wine tasting. (TBC)
- Photographs with Zabel Yessayan's statue. The only statue in Armenia dedicated to a specific woman.
Place: Proshyan community, Kotayk region
Back in 2019, the “Shen” NGO donated the farm to the Armenia National Agrarian University (ANAU) with the aim of supporting the establishment of the “Organic Agriculture” master’s program, which was approved in September 2020 with the funding of APPEAR, “Promotion of Organic Agriculture in Armenia. Improvement of knowledge and skills of organic beneficiaries” (BOAA) within the framework of the program.
Thus, the “Akunq” organic agriculture educational and training farm was created, which is located in the Akunq village of the Kotayk region, at an altitude of 1480 to 1500 m above sea level.
Content/topics to be seen/presented
- Presentation of Agri-drone
- Cultivation of vegetable crops in greenhouse
Place: Dzoraghbyur community, Kotayk region
The GTC is a unique model of learning center with focus on sustainable agriculture best practices. Apart from provision of different practical training courses on sustainable agriculture to farmers, students, specialists, researches and other practitioners who are interested in various areas of sustainable agriculture, the GTC also organizes a lot of experience exchange events and workshops. More than 10 thousand visitors visit the center annually.
Content/topics to be seen/presented
Drip irrigation, anti-hail net system, water harvesting methods, alternative solar energy and eco-friendly fruit sun-dryers. There are also wide range of non-traditional plants (trees, herbs, berries, vegetables) which are cultivated in the area of GTC.