Armenian organic produce unveiled to Middle Eastern marketDecember 13, 2017 - 18:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 12 Armenian companies presented their organic certified and natural products at Dubai's Organic & Natural Expo Middle East, which was held on December 11-13 in the UAE capital. Represented in a joint pavilion called Organic Armenia, the companies received backing from by the Organic Agriculture Support Initiative (OASI), a project funded by the European Union and co-funded and implemented by the Austrian Development Agency, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and SME DNC of Armenia. In order to help them expand their agri-food supply chains and associated trade flows, the OASI project supports the producers to establish business contacts for export opportunities. The fair was a unique event for Armenia to present its best certified organic (eco, bio) and natural agricultural products to the Middle Eastern market and to showcase the hidden treasures of the Armenian nature - honey, dried fruits and a variety of herbs and juices. The Organic Armenia team consists of 12 exhibitor companies and 5 visiting organizations and producers. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |