A new program worth $ 459,000 began in Armenia to support seed production said the Deputy FAO Representative in Armenia Gayane Nasoyan.

The program aims to lay the foundations for sustainable and stable production certified on the basis of own resources seeds.

The 20-month program will be implemented by FAO in collaboration with the Armenian Ministry of Agriculture and will be coordinated by Vahan Amirkhanyan on behalf of the Yerevan office of the FAO and the Deputy Minister Garnik Petrosyan behalf of the Department of agriculture.