Acba Bank and Germany's Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) summed up the results of the "Development of Organic Agriculture in 2023-2024" competition program.

In the course of the competition, the prospects of applicants for the export of organic products and the growth of interest in the product in case of certification, the environmental impact of the programs, the short-term and long-term goals, motivation, and risks of the programs were taken into account.

This year, 13 SMEs and private entrepreneurs will receive certification with the support of the program.

The winners of the "Development of Organic Agriculture in 2023-2024" competition program are:

1. Narek Hovhannisyan (beekeeping)

2. Samvel Hakobyan (dried fruit production)

3. Naira Hambardzumyan (fruit cultivation)

4. Nairi Galstyan (beekeeping)

5. Suren Grigoryan (vegetable cultivation)

6. Ashot Ghazaryan (grain cultivation)

7. Vigen Mnatsakanyan (beekeeping)

8. Nerses Manukyan (beekeeping)

9. Areg Galstyan (tea production)

10. Levon Paronyan (grain cultivation)

11. Vardan Kocharyan (beekeeping)

12. Hayarpi Hakobyan (beekeeping)

13. Gohar Movsisyan (grain and vegetable cultivation)

Acba Bank together with NABU has been implementing the "Organic Agriculture Development" program since 2015. The purpose of the project is to promote the development of organic agriculture in Armenia and to support the producers of the sector.