Armenia’s Ministry of Economy reports that the Department of Agriculture Counseling, Innovation and Monitoring is periodically conducting free group agricultural training sessions throughout the country.

Gor Galstyan, head of the department’s Ararat Division said that the department had already conducted 18 group trainings, involving more than 270 entrepreneurs.

He added that there is a growing interest in the communities in the province especially in subsidizing interest rates on loans to the agricultural sector and in "smart" livestock projects.