Bikers Traverse Armenia to Aid Farmers
Aug 28, 2005
New California Media
Asbarez Armenian Daily,
News Report, Staff
FRESNO--Six Armenians from the United States left for Armenia and Mountainous Karabagh Republic on August 20 to bike through the countryside as a part of the Armenian Technology Group's (ATG) effort to promote agrotourism there.
The Fresno, California based ATG was formed in 1989 to assist the Armenian people to become self-sufficient in food production. Much of its work has revolved around the seed multiplication program, which aims to make high-quality seeds available to Armenian grain farmers. [...].
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In 1999, {Vatche} Soghomonian rode from Stepanakert to Yerevan to give a jump-start to the ATG-proposed grape nursery in Khramort, a village in Karabagh ravaged by war. ATG estimates that every dollar invested in the nursery increases local income 14-fold.[...].
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{last year } [...] Soghomonian embarked on a marathon bicycle ride [...] that took him nearly 700 kilometers across the mountains and plains of Armenia. The ride played a critical role in raising the funds to purchase four milk-cooling tanks to serve as storage for rural farmers, allowing their surplus milk to be kept fresh and to be sold to dairy processors.
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This year's Bike-a-Thon has the specific goal of raising the funds needed to train professional veterinarians who will work with the Central Diagnostic Lab to help increase farm production and income, ensure that milk and dairy products are safe for consumption. [...].
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Soghomonian, who [...] recently qualified for the Tour de France, will lead the other riders from Yerevan, then peddle towards Khor Virab, and then on to Noravank. They will then journey to Yeghegnatsor and through Areni wine country, stopping to have a taste of Armenia's wines. The tour will continue to Sisian, and then Goris, followed by a stop at Khapan, and onward to Meghri. The bikers will pass through Karabagh, visiting Shushi and Stepanakert. They will visit the ATG wine grape nursery in Khramort, funded by diaspora Armenians, and ride to the ancient Gantzasar monastery. The tour will then climb from Yeghegnatsor to Martuni, and along Lake Sevan, then continuing on to Oshagan, Sardarabad, and finally visit Echmiadzin before returning to Yerevan.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
New California Media
Asbarez Armenian Daily,
News Report, Staff
FRESNO--Six Armenians from the United States left for Armenia and Mountainous Karabagh Republic on August 20 to bike through the countryside as a part of the Armenian Technology Group's (ATG) effort to promote agrotourism there.
The Fresno, California based ATG was formed in 1989 to assist the Armenian people to become self-sufficient in food production. Much of its work has revolved around the seed multiplication program, which aims to make high-quality seeds available to Armenian grain farmers. [...].
[...]
In 1999, {Vatche} Soghomonian rode from Stepanakert to Yerevan to give a jump-start to the ATG-proposed grape nursery in Khramort, a village in Karabagh ravaged by war. ATG estimates that every dollar invested in the nursery increases local income 14-fold.[...].
[...]
{last year } [...] Soghomonian embarked on a marathon bicycle ride [...] that took him nearly 700 kilometers across the mountains and plains of Armenia. The ride played a critical role in raising the funds to purchase four milk-cooling tanks to serve as storage for rural farmers, allowing their surplus milk to be kept fresh and to be sold to dairy processors.
[...]
This year's Bike-a-Thon has the specific goal of raising the funds needed to train professional veterinarians who will work with the Central Diagnostic Lab to help increase farm production and income, ensure that milk and dairy products are safe for consumption. [...].
[...]
Soghomonian, who [...] recently qualified for the Tour de France, will lead the other riders from Yerevan, then peddle towards Khor Virab, and then on to Noravank. They will then journey to Yeghegnatsor and through Areni wine country, stopping to have a taste of Armenia's wines. The tour will continue to Sisian, and then Goris, followed by a stop at Khapan, and onward to Meghri. The bikers will pass through Karabagh, visiting Shushi and Stepanakert. They will visit the ATG wine grape nursery in Khramort, funded by diaspora Armenians, and ride to the ancient Gantzasar monastery. The tour will then climb from Yeghegnatsor to Martuni, and along Lake Sevan, then continuing on to Oshagan, Sardarabad, and finally visit Echmiadzin before returning to Yerevan.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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