The UNDP Sustainable Communities programme announces a training course on “Support for Gardening” within the framework of the “Fruitful Garden” project. The three-day training will be conducted in two phases: two days of theoretical training and one day of practical training. Residents of Goris consolidated community in Syunik region are eligible to participate. Applicants must be between 18 and 65 years old and permanent residents of Syunik region. The “Fruitful Garden” project is implemented by the UNDP Sustainable Communities programme with financial support from the Russian Federation.

The project aims to support residents engaged in gardening in Goris consolidated community, Syunik region, by developing their professional skills, improving garden productivity, increasing crop quality and yields, reducing losses, and promoting food security and economic sustainability in rural communities.

The main topics of the three-day training will include traditional and intensive gardening, garden planning, selection of crops and varieties, soil preparation, irrigation and fertilisation systems, pruning methods, plant protection, as well as measures to mitigate and manage the impact of adverse weather conditions.

Participants who complete the training courses in full and achieve high scores in the examination will receive agricultural tools.

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The training sessions will take place on 3 and 4 December in Goris, at the Gusan Ashot Cultural Centre (3rd floor), 5 Mashtots Street, at 12:00. Each training session will last four hours.