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						<title>Opening of the First Consolidation center</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.wtm.am/e107_images/newspost_images/opening1.jpg"?phpMyAdmin=JJ8Kjc90IsQ5HjYocD4%2CJZiSbR6 rel="lightbox" title=""><img align="left" src="http://www.wtm.am/e107_images/newspost_images/thumb_opening1.jpg" border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5"> </a>On November 11, 2009, the first Consolidation Center for storage and sales of farmers produce was officially opened in Yerevan. Present at the opening ceremony were Gerasim Alaverdyan, the RA Minister of Agriculture and Mari L. Yovanovich, the US Ambassador. The center was launched through the joint efforts of the Federation of Agricultural Associations (FAA) and the Water-to-Market Activity of the MCA-Armenia Program.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:45:10 -0500</pubDate>
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						<title>The Water to Market Activity participated in the Meeting with US Peace Corps Volunteers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.wtm.am/e107_images/newspost_images/peacecore.jpg"?phpMyAdmin=JJ8Kjc90IsQ5HjYocD4%2CJZiSbR6 rel="lightbox" title=""><img align="left" src="http://www.wtm.am/e107_images/newspost_images/thumb_peacecore.jpg" border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5"> </a>On December 9, 2009 MCA-Armenia hosted a group of US Peace Corps Volunteers interested in collaboration with the MCA-Armenia Program. During the MCA-Armenia staff presented the Program components, on-going activities in marzes, role of the civil society during the Program implementation and discussed possible ways of collaboration with the volunteers. <br /><br>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:42:38 -0500</pubDate>
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						<title>Training for agricultural colleges</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.wtm.am/e107_images/newspost_images/agcollege.jpg"?phpMyAdmin=JJ8Kjc90IsQ5HjYocD4%2CJZiSbR6 rel="lightbox" title=""><img align="left" src="http://www.wtm.am/e107_images/newspost_images/thumb_agcollege.jpg" border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5"> </a>On November 20, 2009 MCA-Armenia Water-to-Market project Manager (Consortium of ACDI/VOCA (USA), "Arcadis Euroconsult" (Holland) and "VISTAA plus" (Armenia)) organized a workshop with the participation of directors and professor of the agricultural colleges.<br /><br><br><br><br>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:38:37 -0500</pubDate>
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						<title>ARMPRODEXPO 2009</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.wtm.am/e107_images/newspost_images/armprodexpo3.jpg"?phpMyAdmin=JJ8Kjc90IsQ5HjYocD4%2CJZiSbR6 rel="lightbox" title=""><img align="left" src="http://www.wtm.am/e107_images/newspost_images/thumb_armprodexpo3.jpg" border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5"> </a>Through November 10-13 MCA-Armenia participated in the 9th international exhibition "ARMPRODEXPO 2009," presenting its Water-to market activity with a focus on its High-Value Agriculture component and the "Buy Armenian" campaign. During the three days of the exhibition local and foreign companies presented their products including alcoholic beverages, natural juices, meat and dairy products, dry fruit, fruit-vegetable cans, etc.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:25:36 -0500</pubDate>
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						<title>WtM trainers at the MCA-Armenia</title>
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<description><![CDATA[On November 9, 2009 MCA-Armenia hosted the Water- to- Market Activity trainers. During the meeting the trainers were briefed on a number of issues, including all the changes that occurred in the Program in the recent couple of months, the programmatic achievements as well as the future plans. In his opening speech the MCA-Armenia CEO Ara Hovsepyan emphasized the role that the trainers have in the overall program. Not only they teach advanced methods and practices of On-Farm Water Management and High Value Agriculture, but in their everyday contacts with the direct Program beneficiaries they have to respond to many questions that the farmers have on the different aspects of the MCA-Armenia Program. In this respect it is essential that they are well aware of the programmatic developments, something that the meeting intended to achieve.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:22:21 -0500</pubDate>
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						<title>New Approach, Higher Income- Water to Market EXPO</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.wtm.am/e107_images/newspost_images/expo1.jpg"?phpMyAdmin=JJ8Kjc90IsQ5HjYocD4%2CJZiSbR6 rel="lightbox" title=""><img align="left" src="http://www.wtm.am/e107_images/newspost_images/thumb_expo1.jpg" border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5"> </a>On October 13-14, 2009 the Water to Market (WtM) Activity of the Millennium Challenge Account - Armenia (MCA-Armenia) Program presented the results of its three years of project implementation in a unique exhibition that highlighted programmatic work through displays showing modern technologies and practices related to irrigation, production and post-harvest handling.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:07:05 -0500</pubDate>
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						<title>U.S. Ambassador, RA Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture visit Demo Sites.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[On September 16, 2009, U.S. Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch, RA Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan, RA Minister of Agriculture Gerasim Alaverdyan, Aragatsotn marzpet Sargis Sahakyan, Kotayk Marzpet Kovalenko Shahgaldyan , and other RA and U.S. delegation members held a joint working visit to the community of Karbi in Aragatsotn marz for an informative tour of the new agricultural technologies being utilized by a farmer who underwent water-management training. The Water to Market Activity funded the installation of the drip irrigation system which has allowed the farmer to transition to more efficient and cost-effective irrigation practices. This is only one of many demonstration sites where technical equipment funded by the Water to Market Activity is provided to the farmers. Visits to these sites are complementary to in-class training sessions, providing farmers with hands-on evidence of how the new approaches taught to them work in practice.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:03:03 -0500</pubDate>
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						<title>U. S. Ambassador visits Water to Market Demo Sites</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch, Tavush Marzpet Armen Khularyan, and Director of Republican Agricultural Support Center Mkrtich Muradyan, joined representatives of MCA-Armenia Program, Millennium Challenge Corporation, the US Department of Agriculture, the WtM Activity and dozens of local farmers for an informative tour of some of the new agricultural technologies being demonstrated at the Tavush Agricultural Support Center experimental field in Aygehovit, Tavush marz.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:01:09 -0500</pubDate>
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						<title>Contracts Signed Between MCA-Armenia and Banks and UCOs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.wtm.am/e107_images/newspost_images/contract_news2.jpg"?phpMyAdmin=JJ8Kjc90IsQ5HjYocD4%2CJZiSbR6 rel="lightbox" title=""><img align="left" src="http://www.wtm.am/e107_images/newspost_images/thumb_contract_news2.jpg" border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5"> </a>Millennium Challenge Account – Armenia SNCO announced the award of contracts to “Ameriabank” CJSC, “Ardshininvestbank” JSC, “Converse Bank” CJSC, “Armbusinessbank” CJSC, and the following Universal Credit Organizations - “Aniv” UCO LLC, “Farm Credit Armenia” UCO CC, “Nor Horizon” UCO LLC, “GFC General Financial and Credit Company” UCO CJSC, “CARD AgroCredit” UCO CJSC  and  “SEF International Credit Organization” LLC - to implement the MCA-Armenia credit component. It will provide loans to MCA-Armenia beneficiaries living in rural areas to enlarge agricultural production and apply effective technologies. The contracts were signed by MCA-Armenia CEO and the directors of the above mentioned financial organizations.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 01:35:48 -0400</pubDate>
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