A one week study tour on crop yield forecasting was organized for 2 senior staff from Armstatehydromet Service and the Ministry of Agriculture of Armenia in Arlon, Belgium, in collaboration with the University of Liege (Belgium). The study tour (12-17 December 2011) was organized at the end of a one-month training course for 2 staff from Armstatehydromet on improving agrometeorological forecasting in Armenia.

The main results of the study tour were:

• results achieved by the two trainees that participate in the one month crop forecasting training were reviewed;
• METOP NDVI images were integrated into crop forecasting models;
• solutions were found to existing problems for producing reliable crop forecasts;
• the proposed Agromet Bulletin was revised and there was an agreement on its final layout;
• the agro page structure and design were discussed with specialists;
• a scientific article was prepared to document the results of the assistance provided to Armenia on the use of crop forecasting techniques.

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The main objective of the study tour was to:

• review the activities undertaken under the Programme’s agromet component; and
• finalise all pending issues for improving crop forecasting in Armenia in the context of the assistance provided by the EC/FAO Programme.

Contacts

Ms. Francoise Trine
Programme Coordinator
EC/FAO Programme on Linking information and decision-making to improve food security
E-mail: Francoise.Trine@fao.org

Ms. Mane Tapaltsyan
Country Coordinator
EC/FAO Programme on Linking information and decision-making to improve food security
E-mail: Mane.Tapaltsyan@fao.org

Mr. Bernard Tychon
University of Liege
Campus Environment Arlon
185, Avenue de Longwy
B-6700 Arlon Belgium
E-mail : Bernard.Tychon@ulg.ac.be

Ms.  Zarmandukht Petrosyan
Armstatehydromet Service
E-mail: edittaron@gmail.com
Fax: 37410533271

Ms. Heriknaz Lemberyan
Ministry of Agriculture
E-mail: erika5arm@yahoo.com

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