On 16 October, World Food Day, the Agricultural Alliance initiated a media campaign in communities of the Ararat Region.
The media campaign was implemented in the scope of the “Participatory Policies – Sustainable Agriculture” sub-grant project which is implemented in the frames of the “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” project funded by the European Union.
5 journalists and experts from the Agricultural Alliance joined the initiative. The visit created an opportunity for the participants to be in marzes during the busy period agricultural work and to learn from the community representatives and farmers about their problems and achievements, as well as to personally become a harvest participant.
A visit to the Shahumyan community was organised. The representatives of the Taperakan community were also present there. Artak Martirosyan, an expert from the Agricultural Alliance, presented the details of the 2017-2018 insurance pilot programme. In the Small Vedi community, efficiency of agricultural credits and cooperatives, in addition to state support programmes, were discussed with Khor Virap cooperative representatives and alliance experts.
The “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” project is implemented with the financial support of the European Union by a Consortium of civil society organisations, which are the Armenian Lawyers’ Association (lead organisation), Agora Central Europe (NGO based in the Czech Republic), the Armenian Centre for Democratic Education-CIVITAS, the International Centre for Human Development, the SME Cooperation Association and the Union of Communities of Armenia.
The project aims to enhance the influence of civil society organisations (CSOs) and CSO coalitions/networks on public policies in Armenia. This will allow organisations that are already working in sectoral coalitions to access additional resources, new groups of civil society experts to come together and to encourage them to place their causes on the local and national policy agenda, to identify common concerns and priorities and approach government bodies with constructive and strategic policy engagement initiatives.
The project will provide sub-grants to CSOs and CSO coalitions for developing public policies and bringing significant changes in the 9 target sectors selected within the project, including those of justice, human rights, public finance management, business, education, and the social sector: social inclusion of children with disabilities, agriculture, economy, and energy.
