On March 28-29,  the Heifer Armenia Program Annual Conference (HAPAC) will be held under the slogan “Social Capital as a Driving Force for Rural and Agriculture Development” in Tzakhkadzor, Armenia.

The conference will be attended by 60 participants; among them representatives of the RA Ministry of Agriculture, the Agriculture Project Implementation Unit, project holders, community leaders and partners of Heifer Armenia.

A series of essential trainings on Pasture Management, Dairy Production and Rural Cooperation will be delivered to the conference participants. The event will be closed through a Round Table on the Challenges of Rural Cooperation in Armenia.

Since 1999, Heifer, a non-profit, humanitarian organization, has implemented 58 projects in Armenia assisting more than 8000 rural families to improve their livelihoods. In 2011 Heifer Armenia supported 934 rural families.