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| Ayrum which includes two communities Mets and Pokr Ayrum, was established in second half of 19th century. |
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| Projects |
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Completed
Armenian Educational Foundation-reconstruction of the school (2001)
Ongoing
MOA, WB RESCADP-irrigation, drinking water, electricity, gas
MCA - road rehabilitation program /Chochkan - Mets Ayrum (1km, C)-Pokr Ayrum(3km, C)/
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| General Information |
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| Distance from Yerevan |
220 km |
| Distance from Marz Center |
80 km |
| Distance from border |
6 km |
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| Altitude above sea level |
770 meter |
| Climate |
the village has dry continental climate, hail and draught are frequent |
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| Historical monuments |
Nahatak (martyr) shrine of 1612 4-5 km NW |
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| Population: |
1,117 |
| Households |
275 |
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| Total area |
800 hectares |
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| Pastures |
0 hectares |
| Arable land |
0 hectares |
| Orchards |
0 hectares |
| Forests |
0 hectares |
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| Land use |
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| PROGRAM COMPONENTS |
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| Infrastructure Assessment |
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Small slots of arable land and high cost of the irrigation hamper the efficiency of the production. Most of the community cannot afford the cost of the pump water supply from the Debed River and relies mainly on the natural precipitation. However, Shen foundation used a DFID grant, start 25 hectares of peach orchards in Ayrum. Shen also covers property taxes and irrigation payments for 30 farmers until their peach orchards starts to give fruit. Another Shen project supported by the Land and Culture foundation (USA) is to build two sun-drying facilities, to produce both dried fruit and vegetables.
The machinery is obsolete and not sufficient for the expansion of the orchards.
The animal husbandry is below its potential because of the poor breeding and bad-quality fodder
Remoteness from the main agricultural markets is a serious constraint for the development of the community.
Lack of food processing facilities in the region seriously hampers the expansion of orchards and increase of the volume of the production.
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| Infrastructure priorities for the rural community of MetsAyrum |
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| Infrastructure |
Priorities |
Total amount needed (AMD) |
Funding sources |
| Road |
9 km intercommunity roads need to be rehabilitated. Around 10 km of the Akhtala-Ayrum road need major rehabilitation. |
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Millenium Challenges Armenia - /Chochkan - Mets Ayrum (1km, C)-Pokr Ayrum(3km, C)/ |
| Irrigation |
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Ministry Of Agriculure, World Bank- Rural Enterprises and Small-scale Commercial Agriculture Development Project |
| Drinking water |
insufficient |
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Ministry Of Agriculure, World Bank- Rural Enterprises and Small-scale Commercial Agriculture Development Project |
| Electricity |
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Ministry Of Agriculure, World Bank- Rural Enterprises and Small-scale Commercial Agriculture Development Project |
| Gas |
There is no gas |
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Ministry Of Agriculure, World Bank- Rural Enterprises and Small-scale Commercial Agriculture Development Project |
Kindergarten
School |
Needs renovation |
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| Health Care |
in-patient ward needs repair |
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| Telephone: Cell / Land |
obsolete analogue exchange |
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| Internet |
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| TV, radio |
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| Community / Cultural Center |
needs renovation and furnishing |
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| Lighting and Landscaping |
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| Other |
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| Other |
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| Other |
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| Other |
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| TOTAL NEEDED |
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| Economic Assessment |
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The climate, the irrigation system and the available land resources are favorable for the intensive development of farming and animal husbandry.
Expansion of irrigated lands, planting of new orchards/vineyards and access to the markets are essential and clearly, Ayrum farmers need support in all the above.
In the past, the region used to export the fruit to other pars of the Soviet Union. Ayrum and the other fruit producing sub-regional communities have short access to the Yerevan-Tbilisi interstate highway and railway, which would facilitate a possible construction of a fresh fruit cargo terminal complete with the necessary infrastructures (warehouses, packaging and packaging equipments, etc). Such a facility could substantially boost the expansion of fruit production in the area.
Another option is establishment or resumption of processing companies in the sub-region. Ayrum processing factory, which was one of the largest of its kind in Armenia, is only 15 km north from Ayrum. Regretfully it is now mostly non-operational.
The agricultural machinery of the community is not sufficient for the expansion of the orchards. The new special machinery for horticulture and viticulture will allow to the local agricultural potential; it could also promote the production of rich fodder and eventually increase the milk production.
Improvements of local breeds are necessary to promote animal husbandry. Besides, all produced milk is utilized in-home is used for cheese processing. Barter exchange for consumer goods is a common. Although Ayrum has seen a serious decrease of the cattle (the community now has only 216 cows) it has a potential to grow with the increase of production and better marketing. Ultimately the above mentioned activities will allow transferring the animal husbandry from subsistent into a sustainable domain.
The marketing can be addressed through the establishment of a milk collection point in one of the nearby communities, and deliver the milk to dairy factories in Yerevan or other nearby regions.
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| Images from MetsAyrum |
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