Armenian government provides veterinary clinics with 22.5 million drams worth equipment
14.03.2019,
15:00
As part of a program to help develop livestock farming, the government of Armenia decided today to provide veterinary clinics across the country with 22.5 million drams (about $46,200) worth equipment.
YEREVAN, March 14. /ARKA/. As part of a program to help develop livestock farming, the government of Armenia decided today to provide veterinary clinics across the country with 22.5 million drams (about $46,200) worth equipment.
Acting Minister of Agriculture Gegham Gevorgyan said the equipment will be handed over to the Agribusiness and Village Development Center Foundation, which in turn will distribute it among veterinary clinics.
Gevorkyan added that veterinarians in 20 rural communities will get modern equipment and tools, and also 21 communities will get water supply systems, and 19 agricultural cooperatives will get agricultural equipment.
The acquisition of veterinary equipment and instruments was financed by a World Bank co-financing program in 2014-2015.
The acting minister said also that with the assistance of the World Bank and other donor organizations, 12 model veterinary centers were built, which provide services to residents of adjacent communities.
According to the minister, a study showed that three of the veterinary clinics served 71 communities (1,975 people) and their average annual turnover was 30 million drams.
"We provide equipment and provide retraining for veterinarians so that they maintain the center and earn money, since they are private structures," said Gevorkyan.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan pointed out the need to increase the productivity of such cooperation, proposing to hand part of the government-provided services to such centers.
"This should be our strategy; the centers should have a high enough level and we should provide public services through such centers. - 0-
Acting Minister of Agriculture Gegham Gevorgyan said the equipment will be handed over to the Agribusiness and Village Development Center Foundation, which in turn will distribute it among veterinary clinics.
Gevorkyan added that veterinarians in 20 rural communities will get modern equipment and tools, and also 21 communities will get water supply systems, and 19 agricultural cooperatives will get agricultural equipment.
The acquisition of veterinary equipment and instruments was financed by a World Bank co-financing program in 2014-2015.
The acting minister said also that with the assistance of the World Bank and other donor organizations, 12 model veterinary centers were built, which provide services to residents of adjacent communities.
According to the minister, a study showed that three of the veterinary clinics served 71 communities (1,975 people) and their average annual turnover was 30 million drams.
"We provide equipment and provide retraining for veterinarians so that they maintain the center and earn money, since they are private structures," said Gevorkyan.
For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan pointed out the need to increase the productivity of such cooperation, proposing to hand part of the government-provided services to such centers.
"This should be our strategy; the centers should have a high enough level and we should provide public services through such centers. - 0-
