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Nov 122 min read
The Hidden Flavors of Aleppo in Yerevan
After fleeing the war in Syria, Nerses Guzukuchikyan and his mother, Hasmik, found a new home in Yerevan, where they established a warm,...
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Oct 32 min read
Empowering Rural Development through Agricultural Co-ops
When asked what a cooperative is and how it has transformed the rural Shaghat community in the Sisian region, Community Head Tigran...
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Sep 41 min read
A Dispatch from Mariam Veranyan
After completing the "Managing Rural Household: From Idea to Business" course through the Armenia Workforce Development Activity-...
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Aug 152 min read
Transforming Agriculture through Modern Techniques
As the first light of dawn spills over the rolling hills, Karen Poghosyan, 46, and his wife, Silva Grigoryan, 44, step into their ‘green...
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Jul 293 min read
New Irrigation System Sparks Orchard Boom in Berkaber
Just a few hundred meters away from the Azeri’s direct target, Taguhi and Robert Aghamyans are pulling weeds from their cornfield,...
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Jul 162 min read
‘Around Tavush’ is Set to Raise Awareness about Tavush
When the enforced displacement in Artsakh led to a mass exodus and the cancellation of hiking tours in Armenia, 28-year-old Arpine...
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Jan 11, 20232 min read
We Support Innovative Farmers
On an early December morning, 31-year-old Hovsep Hambardzumyan turns on the engine of his mobile feed grinding mill, attaches it to his...
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Feb 3, 20222 min read
FAR Gives Hope to an Aspiring Entrepreneur
For Margarita Alkhasyan, 43, making jingalov hats has become her therapy. Displaced by the Artsakh War, she was looking for a way to...
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Jan 24, 20222 min read
With FAR, These Two Women Can Grow Their Business
Houry Berberian left her life in Aleppo, Syria when violence engulfed her home. While she didn’t want to go she thought that seeking...
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Sep 7, 20211 min read
Sayad Embraces Risk and Reward
Sayad, 48, and his family of five used to grow apples, nuts and vegetables, and raise cattle in Armenia’s Berd Region. Recently, they...
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Sep 2, 20213 min read
GTech Alumna Sees a Transforming IT Workforce
FAR sees education not only as an opportunity to a better life and better future, but as a tool to make whole societies more open and...
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Jul 18, 20192 min read
FAR Program Helps One Man to Launch His Own Agribusiness
A radio technician by trade, Manvel Brutyan also builds furniture and produces his own wine. Last year, the 48-year-old delved further...
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Jul 8, 20192 min read
FAR Program Helps One Single Mother to Launch Her Own Business
After eight years of selling anything from flowers to clothing to food in various stores, 33-year-old Shushan Voskanyan decided to become...
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