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09 Jul 2024
Visit of experts from the Austrian Poultry Federation to Armenia
From July 1st to 5th, the president of the Austrian Poultry Federation, Marcus Lucas, and the general director, Michael Wurzer, visited Armenia.
During their visit, they shared insights from the Austrian poultry breeding system by meeting with officials from Armenian state institutions and touring local poultry farms.
A workshop titled "Presentation of the Austrian Poultry System" was organized as part of their visit. Attendees included Nora Alanakyan, deputy head of the Yerevan office of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA); Garnik Hovhannisyan, director of the "Center for Agricultural Services" SNCO of the RA Ministry of National Economy; Hovik Batikyan, chief inspector of the veterinary department of the RA Food Safety Inspection Authority; Arevik Abovyan, dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry; poultry farmers; and representatives from the RA Ministry of Economy, the CARD Foundation, and SmartAgro CJSC.
The workshop covered topics such as the history of the Austrian poultry breeding system, the bird numbering and registration system, and potential avenues for future cooperation with Armenia.
This event was organized with the support of the Austrian Development Agency, within the framework of the national program for cattle identification and registration.
The project is funded by the RA government and implemented by the "Center for Agricultural Services" SNCO, with financial and technical support from the Austrian Development Agency through the CARD Foundation.
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