Minister of Agriculture of Armenia Ignati Araqelyan and Raimund Jehle, FAO Representative for Armenia, signed the new Armenia-FAO Country Programmming Framework at a signing ceremony here today.

Healthy livestock and crops, safe food, improved levels of nutrition, reduced poverty, and better management of disaster risk are priorities in the new agreement. FAO will make expertise available to support policies aimed at increased competitiveness and improvement of livelihoods for farmers, foresters and fisherfolk, and coping with the challenges of climate change. The new programming framework addresses the needs of women and men at different stages of life, and the needs of the most disadvantaged.