Armenia is being negatively impacted by the situation in Ukraine in terms of rising prices for both food and non-food items as well as delays in the global supply chain, ReliefWeb states citing a new WFP report on the country.
WFP Armenia projects that the crisis has had a total financial impact on its operations of USD 500,000.
WFP and the Food Safety Inspection Body (FSIB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to raise smallholder farmers’ awareness of the minimum food safety standards and to strengthen the capacity of SMEs that receive help from WFP along the food value chain. A guidance booklet on minimum food safety standards and regulations will be created as a result of the collaboration and given to 1,000 SMEs and smallholder farmers.
WFP provided cash transfers to the schools of 15,073 students in Kotayk province (marz) in September. Additionally, the Kotayk province provided in-kind aid to 183 cooks and kitchen workers (915 recipients in total, including family members) as payment for their participation in preparing daily meals.
9,500 students in the province received whole grain bread from 65 schools, of which 27 purchased it from Lori bakeries and 38 produced it on-site. This was done as part of the province’s efforts to expand wholegrain value chain operations. Additionally, 100 parents and their primary school-aged children in the province of Lori attended practical training sessions on how to prepare and consume whole grain bread and bread products.
18 chefs and 142 parents from Armavir were instructed on nutrition, food safety, and hygiene as part of the school feeding program’s effort to promote appropriate food safety attitudes and practices.
For the intensive orchards, greenhouses, and berry gardens set up by WFP, 225 participants from 44 schools around the nation attended trainings in composting, managing rainwater, and using pesticides safely in September.
